Despite internal divisions and criticism over tougher migration measures, most SPD members supported the coalition deal with the Christian Democrats. The agreement opens the door to the formation of a government headed by Friedrich Mertz, and Lars Klingbeil should take over the positions of vice chancellor and finance minister.
Germany will go into huge debt to rebuild its infrastructure and strengthen its military. And for Friedrich Mertz to become chancellor
Olaf Scholz's government is facing growing pressure from the budget deficit and recession. The leaders of the "traffic light coalition" will hold key talks this week in an attempt to overcome their differences
He is a welcome guest in Serbia. And in the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in Berlin, photos of former chancellor and party president Gerhard Schroeder were removed from the walls. He opposed it
Having lost its connection with the layer of the working population - not to mention the proletariat, which, admittedly, as described by Marx, no longer exists - social democracy in Germany loses its meaning and slowly becomes unemployed. Its role was taken over by party-neutral but powerful trade unions
The Civic Initiative (GI) "Freedom, Democracy, Justice" (SDP) announced that the trial in Pristina for the murder of the leader of that party, Oliver Ivanovic, is coming to an end. But there is a fear that it will not be known who ordered and executed it
In Berlin I could hear that there are no viable solutions with an autocrat at the helm and that there is no substitute for democracy in the form of a stabilocracy. Yes, I think you can call it a policy change
