Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD, Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) is a major German political party. It develops and promotes its policy positions, recruits members, and organizes political activity in Germany.www.spd.de
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Sep 16, 2026
Michaela KüfnerHOST
But I just want to come back to a prediction we got from one of you, from Darius, who when we asked, "Can Merz steer Germany through 2026?" and we're three-quarters, uh, down that road, he said, "Well, no.
Michaela KüfnerHOST
Under Merz, Germany is facing industrial stagnation, low approval ratings, and the growing rise of the far-right AfD, and neither the SPD," that's the Social Democrats, "nor the Greens are even capable of offering any real solutions." And we just want to recognize that that's a pretty accurate prediction of where we are here right now in Germany after, of course, that resounding success of the far-right alternative for Germany in that regional election in Saxony-Anhalt, which will very likely see it come to power for the very first time.
Michaela KüfnerHOST
And then we had a comment here asking about what, uh, Syarius that is, leadership style.
Michaela KüfnerHOST
What leadership style, what does Merz have? 15% approval question mark.
Vanessa PhelanCORRESPONDENT
Dr. Chris Holler, president of the Luxembourg Association of Doctors and Dentists, has voiced strong criticism of both the government and the National Health Fund, saying doctors can no longer accept an agreement that does not reflect reality or address their concerns.
Vanessa PhelanCORRESPONDENT
In other news, Germany's anti-immigration AfD party is eyeing another election triumph on Sunday in a northeastern coastal state, where popular premier Manuela Schwesig of the center-left SPD is campaigning on a promise to hold back a rising far-right tide.
Vanessa PhelanCORRESPONDENT
The race in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is being closely watched, especially in the office of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Vanessa PhelanCORRESPONDENT
Kosovo's former president Hashim Thatchi was found guilty of war crimes and jailed for 25 years by a tribunal in The Hague today in a long-awaited verdict likely to spark outrage in the Balkan country.
Vanessa FeltzCORRESPONDENT
In other news, Germany's anti-immigration AfD party is eyeing another election triumph on Sunday in a northeastern coastal state where the popular premier is campaigning on a promise to hold back a rising far-right tide.
Vanessa FeltzCORRESPONDENT
Manuela Schwesig of the center-left SPD is fighting a battle that is being closely watched, especially in the office of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Vanessa FeltzCORRESPONDENT
The race in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania pits her against Leif-Erik Holm, a former radio host.
Vanessa FeltzCORRESPONDENT
A French court will this week hear an appeal from cinema icon Gérard Depardieu against an order that he should stand trial on charges of raping an actor in 2018.
Stephen FlurryHOST
30%, further on in this piece, it says the, the union reaching a historic low, well, speaking of the CDU.
Stephen FlurryHOST
According to the GMS poll, the governing black-red coalition of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the far-left SPD would no longer command, uh, a majority.
Stephen FlurryHOST
So political upheaval in, in Germany.
Stephen FlurryHOST
You...
Derek ScallyGUEST
But it's still, it's in first place.
Derek ScallyGUEST
And the SPD, who are in power, the Social Democrats, centre-left, They're playing catch up.
Derek ScallyGUEST
They're about two points behind.
Derek ScallyGUEST
So there could be this last minute flip that people go back to the social democracy rather than the extreme option, sort of an echo of Sweden.
Derek ScallyGUEST
We're voting for a centrist.
Derek ScallyGUEST
So that's how different things can look when you're in Saxony-Anhalt.
Hugh LinehanHOST
When they say they're voting for a centrist, does that mean, does that imply that they believe that the pre-existing political establishment, whether the CDU or the SPD, had moved away from them? I mean, like the thing that you mentioned earlier about Sweden, that politicians had a different view on some of these issues than the electorate did, that they kind of lost touch.
Derek ScallyGUEST
Yeah, to an extent.
JudithHOST
And he was at the time already, he was three years older than me.
JudithHOST
And he was already a member of the SPD, of the Social Democratic Party.
JudithHOST
And then introduced political ideas to Elisabeth.
JudithHOST
Again, her family was, they were well enough off.
16 MINS LATER
JudithHOST
And, yeah, and Elisabeth would always say, well, the primary question is, has, like, of these, of a divorce, is has the marriage broken down or is there something still to salvage, you know? And, like, of course, like, all the, like, the...
JudithHOST
christian parties would always say oh but like we need to save a marriage and try to do what we can and like there's merit in that but then the question is like well at what time at what point is there no sense in doing that anymore and yeah that's what was where elizabeth was trying to get to so um Then her husband was Adam Selbert.
JudithHOST
He had certain party functions as well and roles within the SPD, the Social Democratic Party.
JudithHOST
And he had to lay some of them down already before because that wasn't really...
Lisa NiendorfGUEST
Dadurch, dass die Vergangenheit aber zeigt, dass das in 20 Jahren nicht wirklich geglückt ist, braucht es wirklich grade 'ne neue politische Weichenstellung.
Lisa NiendorfGUEST
Und da muss ich sagen, das wird noch 'n bisschen dauern, aber ich bin immer positiver gestimmter, dass grade SPD, Linke und Grüne, vor allen Grüne und Linke, grad auch in der Opposition da sehr Druck machen und glaube ich, einige sehr gute Dinge voranbringen können.
Lisa NiendorfGUEST
Und merke aber auch durch meinen Kanal „Frau Forschung", dass die Community echt stronger wird.
Lisa NiendorfGUEST
Also wenn ich da 'n Vortrag halte zum Thema Machtmissbrauch, dann sitzen da 200 Leute, die merken, ich bin ...
Judy DempseyGUEST
So Merz is under huge pressure.
Judy DempseyGUEST
And he's under pressure also from his own coalition partners, the Social Democrats.
Judy DempseyGUEST
They are saying, change course, pull back some of the reforms, dilute them a little.
Judy DempseyGUEST
And Mertz says, no, we can't.
MaryHOST
Spostiamoci in Europa.
MaryHOST
In Germania il cancelliere Friedrich Merz ha appena detto un secco no alla tassa sugli extraprofitti energetici chiesta dal Partito Socialdemocratico, la SPD.
JohnHOST
Ricordiamo che gli extraprofitti sono i guadagni eccezionali e imprevisti che le aziende energetiche incassano quando i prezzi schizzano alle stelle.
JohnHOST
Tassarli permetterebbe allo Stato di aiutare subito i consumatori a pagare le bollette.
MaryHOST
He formally rejected demands for an energy windfall tax.
MaryHOST
This push came from the SPD, which is Germany's centre-left political party.
JohnHOST
Let's look at the power dynamics here.
JohnHOST
A windfall tax punishes temporary profits.
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