Gerhard Schröder is under fire for his friendship with Putin. Some of his party members are calling for sanctions against the former chancellor.
New SPD Disciplinary Requests Against SchröderSPD district executive Christoph Matterne said the formal validity of the two requests is still under review.
- The SPD sub-district of Hanover Region has jurisdiction because of Schröder’s residence; Matterne did not identify the applicants under party arbitration rules.
- Seventeen SPD bodies initiated an earlier proceeding; in summer 2022, the first instance found no breach of party rules.
- Seven SPD bodies appealed unsuccessfully; in 2023, the district commission rejected sanctions requests and the federal commission deemed appeals inadmissible.
- In early October 2026, Schröder’s visit to Putin drew renewed SPD criticism; the Kremlin said he was with Putin for his 74th birthday in Moscow.
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