Politics ❯ Political Parties

Social Democratic Party (SPD)

Leadership Candidates Coalition Politics Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Party Leadership Olaf Scholz Internal Conflicts Lars Klingbeil Green Party Policy Proposals

Feldmann Returns With 'Frankfurt – sozial!' Slate for 2026 Frankfurt Council

The citizens' list marks a bid for political rehabilitation with a platform focused on housing, transport, childcare.

Eva Högl Elected Bremen’s First Female Interior and Sports Senator

Court Strikes Down Higher Commercial Property-Tax Rates in Four NRW Cities

Bundestag Extends Electric-Car Tax Exemption to 2030 First Registrations

Berlin SPD Backs Krach–König Duo to Lead Party Into 2026

Rhineland-Palatinate Leader Defends 'Successful' Traffic-Light Coalition Before 2026 Election

Baden-Württemberg Polls Put CDU Clearly First as AfD Closes on Greens

Brandenburg’s SPD–BSW Coalition Nears One Year With No Joint Review Set

Neukölln SPD Taps Janine Wolter as Candidate for District Mayor After Hikel Withdraws

Lars Klingbeil Details 2014 Tongue Cancer Scare in New Interviews

Social Democrats Lose Copenhagen as Germany’s SPD Slumps in New Polls

Brandenburg Interior Minister René Wilke Joins SPD, Enters Parliamentary Faction

Sönke Rix Poised to Lead Germany’s Civic Education Agency From Jan. 1

Berlin SPD Figure Mehmed König Quits Party Over Policy Differences

Klingbeil Presses China on Raw Materials, Fair Competition in First Visit of New German Government

Kiel Mayoral Race Heads to Runoff as Derkowski Leads, Yilmaz Second

Rehlinger Re-Elected as Saarland SPD Chair With 99.7% at Party Congress

Berlin SPD Leaders Reject Balci’s Claim of Islamist Infiltration

Berlin Green Lawmaker Turgut Altuğ Quits Party and Joins SPD Parliamentary Group

NRW Advances Mönchengladbach Detention Plan Despite Federal Freeze on Site