Germany's oldest party, the center-left SPD, is rethinking its course after its surprise election success
DW · 23 Sep 2026

Germany's oldest party, the center-left SPD, is rethinking its course after its surprise election success

Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has vowed to press ahead with controversial reforms, but resistance is mounting within his coalition partner, the SPD. How much dissent can a governing coalition tolerate?


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