1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
SPD logo
Image: Maja Hitij/Getty Images

Social Democrat Party (SPD)

Topic

Germany’s oldest party was founded in 1875, and is described as "center-left". It roots in the 19th century labor movement.

Skip next section Opinion

Opinion

Kommentarfoto Kay-Alexander Scholz Hauptstadtstudio

German coalition talks have a long way to go

Kay-Alexander Scholz
Mudge Robert Kommentarbild App PROVISORISCH

Angela Merkel has left the CDU in tatters

Rob Mudge
Kommentarfoto Kay-Alexander Scholz Hauptstadtstudio

Thuringia alarming, but has a silver lining

Kay-Alexander Scholz