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SPD Launches Election Campaign as Scholz Faces Uphill Battle

Chancellor Olaf Scholz begins his re-election campaign in Wolfsburg, emphasizing workers' rights while addressing challenges from political rivals and internal party struggles.

  • Olaf Scholz kicked off the SPD's election campaign in Wolfsburg, focusing on industrial jobs, fair wages, and revitalizing the party's worker-oriented image.
  • The SPD faces a significant polling deficit against the CDU, with Scholz attempting to position himself as a steady leader in contrast to rival Friedrich Merz.
  • Pro-Palestinian activists disrupted Scholz's speech, but he maintained focus on his message, earning applause from the audience.
  • Scholz criticized the CDU and FDP for opposing key SPD policies, including industrial energy price relief and reforms to the debt limit.
  • The campaign launch comes as Germany prepares for a shift in U.S. relations with Donald Trump's return to the presidency, raising concerns about transatlantic diplomacy.
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