Overview

• SPD membership voting on the coalition agreement with CDU/CSU runs until April 29, with results set to be announced on April 30.
• Party leader Saskia Esken has urged members to approve the deal, describing it as a 'historical obligation' to safeguard democracy against the AfD's growing influence.
• The coalition treaty includes stricter migration policies, reforms to the Bürgergeld welfare system, and the continuation of the Deutschlandticket program.
• Esken has promised to reorganize the SPD both structurally and ideologically following its poor performance in February's federal election, where it garnered only 16.4% of the vote.
• If approved, the SPD plans to present its cabinet nominations immediately after the vote results are announced.