"Not to be the idiots in the end": The SPD is considering its purpose:
The SPD cannot escape its slump, neither emotionally nor in the polls ...
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SPD Embarks on Historic Renewal Program by 2027The SPD aims to finalize a new foundational program by late 2027 to address ongoing identity challenges and improve voter support.
- The SPD faces a profound identity crisis marked by consistently low poll numbers and weakened emotional connection.
- A nearly two-year process to develop a new basic program is underway to address the party’s future direction.
- Party leaders call for open discussion of difficult positions and a thorough reassessment of political principles.
- The program is scheduled for completion and approval at the 2027 federal party congress in Leipzig to redefine the SPD.
We need to be careful that in the end we are not the idiots.— Lars Klingbeil, Chairman of the SPD, speaks about the challenges and future of the SPD during the annual kickoff retreat of the party's executive board.
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Social start and new world order: SPD is working on a program: By 2027, the SPD wants to give itself a new compass. The party leaders outline where it could go.
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