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Wird Schwesig die Retterin der SPD?: Ministerpräsidentin Schwesig lässt offen, ob sie für den frei gewordenen Co-Vorsitz der Bundes-SPD antritt ...
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Politician ranking: Manuela Schwesig is far ahead of everyone else in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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Klingbeil, Schwesig, or Heil? Three Scenarios for the SPD Leadership: Who should lead the party in the future? Much depends on Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s ...
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Paid articlePaywallOpinionWho Will Be the SPD Chairwoman?: Waiting for Manu: SPD women denounce the CDU/CSU’s sexism—but following Bärbel Bas’s withdrawal, their own party has also become ...
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AfD ban: Manuela Schwesig advocates for a federal-state group to examine the AfD: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Minister-President wants an examination of ...
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Dealing with Manuela Schwesig: SPD Women Accuse the CDU of "Systemic Sexism": Manuela Schwesig accuses the CDU of "inhumane" behavior; the Christian Democrats ...
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Key FactsSPD women accuse CDU of systematic sexism against Schwesig
Oct 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- SPD women’s leader Carmen Wegge says the Union personally attacks powerful women and calls this systematic sexism.
- CDU politicians rejected Schwesig’s accusation that the Union treated Bärbel Bas inhumanely after her resignation.
- At the Junge Union convention in Bonn, Johannes Winkel accused Schwesig, citing Nord Stream 2, of having let Russia buy her.
- At the same convention, Friedrich Merz said substantive disputes were acceptable, but denigration was not; he would confront the coalition partner.
This isn't a slip-up; this is systemic sexism.— Carmen Wegge, Member of the Bundestag and chair of the SPD Women’s Association, said this in an interview with Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) regarding the CDU's attacks on Manuela Schwesig.
Reforms: Young Union ties support for the chancellor to reforms: Friedrich Merz must stand his ground against calls for reform and resignation at the Young ...
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Paid articlePaywallOpinionManuela Schwesig and the SPD leadership: Commenting from the sidelines is no longer enough
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Paid articlePaywallBärbel Bas resigns as SPD leader and Labor Minister: Bärbel Bas resigns as SPD leader and Labor Minister. There is a dispute between the CDU and SPD regarding ...
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Friedrich Merz at the Junge Union: Frustration, Impatience, and Criticism of the SPD
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Wieduwilt's Week: How Manuela Schwesig gambled and lost: Reassuring: Despite war and pressure for reform, the coalition finds ample time to argue - | about ...
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After Bärbel Bas's resignation: How much influence does Manuela Schwesig have?
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Manuela Schwesig is exploiting Bärbel Bas's resignation: The reasons for Bärbel Bas's resignation are tragic. However, the SPD is using it as a maneuver ...
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Paid articlePaywallSPD leadership: Poll shows how voters view favorite Schwesig: Manuela Schwesig.
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Germany: The elections in the northeast are also a vote on Merz: In Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the AfD is likely to significantly increase its ...
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Key FactsMecklenburg-Western Pomerania Faces Tight AfD-SPD Contest
Sep 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- On Sunday, 20 September, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will elect a new state parliament.
- A Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll puts the AfD at 37 percent, the SPD at 34, and The Left at ten percent.
- Manuela Schwesig (SPD) seeks another term and narrowed the polling gap from 19 to three percentage points.
- Whether CDU, Greens, and BSW clear the five-percent threshold remains unclear; an SPD-Left coalition might lack an absolute majority.
Through this personalization, Schwesig weakens the political center and ultimately helps the AfD.— Franziska Hoppermann, CDU general secretary, told dpa that 'Through this personalization, Schwesig weakens the political center and ultimately helps the AfD.'
Manuela Schwesig: The last bullet of social democracy?: Financial difficulties in nursing care are just as chronic as the disputes between the CDU/CSU and the ...
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Attack on Merz: This is why Schwesig publicly questions the Chancellor: The dispute between the SPD and CDU is escalating: Now the Minister-President of ...
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"Tasteless" and frightening: Schwesig settles accounts with Chancellor Merz: Pension dispute between CDU and SPD: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's ...
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