SPD

It is hard to take the suspense. On Sunday, state elections will be taking place in Rhineland-Palatinate. For three decades, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) have ruled the federal state. Whether they will be able to continue, is an open question.

The SPD in Berlin now has a new leadership, consisting of Franziska Giffey and Read Saleh. With the change at the top, the party now has one more problem on a…

In Berlin, Sawsan Chebli, the city state's State Secretary for Federal Affairs and Civic Participation, is putting Governing Mayor Müller in an awkward…

The nomination was not a surprise at all. Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the most popular politician the SPD has, is the right person for the candidacy. But does the party need a candidate at all?

In Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), Hans-Jochen Vogel was one of the most important personalities for decades. The former First Mayor of Munich and…

The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) is in a struggle for survival. At this stage only few believe the next party leaders will be able to improve…

Governing Mayor Michael Müller will not run for the chair of his party, the Berlin Social Democrats (SPD) anymore. Germany's Family Minister Franziska Giffey is supposed to take over.

In the German city of Halle, unknown criminals have fired shots at the window of the constituency office of Karamba Diaby, a member of the Berlin Bundestag. The…

As expected, Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans were elected leaders of the oldest party in Germany, the SPD. The new team wants to take the Social…

In a member survey, Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans, two candidates hardly anyone knows, just became the new leaders of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Germany. This may have implications for Chancellor Angela Merkel's government coalition. Will it survive?