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Federal Defense Minister Pistorius is campaigning for the SPD in Berlin
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Federal Defense Minister Pistorius is campaigning for the SPD in Berlin

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  • Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius supports the SPD in the election campaign for the Berlin House of Representatives.
  • He takes part in a security event in Franziska Giffey's constituency and then visits the Resilience Technology Campus Marienpark with top candidate Steffen Krach.
  • The focus is on resilience technologies.

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Why It Matters

The election for the Berlin House of Representatives will take place next Sunday. The SPD is in fifth place in current surveys by ARD and ZDF with 10 to 12 percent. Top candidate Steffen Krach has been under investigation by the Hanover public prosecutor's office for several days because of initial suspicion of accepting benefits in two cases in connection with his previous work as regional president in Hanover.

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A few days before the election for the Berlin House of Representatives next Sunday, Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is campaigning for the SPD. He first takes part in an event in the constituency of SPD Economics Senator Franziska Giffey in Rudow. It should be about security and defense.

Pistorius then visits the Resilience Technology Campus Marienpark in Mariendorf together with SPD leading candidate Steffen Krach. In discussions with companies and start-ups, the focus is on so-called resilience technologies. At the site, experts work on protective measures for critical infrastructure, as well as security systems for data centers and drone defense technologies.

The SPD has to stretch hard in the election campaign for the House of Representatives. In two current surveys commissioned by ARD and ZDF, the party was recently in fifth place with 10 to 12 percent. In addition, top candidate Krach has been facing investigations by the Hanover public prosecutor's office for several days, which have to do with his previous work as regional president in Hanover.

According to the investigators, this involves, among other things, the initial suspicion of accepting benefits in two cases. Krach denied all allegations. The presumption of innocence applies.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The SPD will end up with a result of between 10 and 12 percent in the election for the Berlin House of Representatives.

    Likely · Within days

  • The investigations against Steffen Krach for accepting benefits will continue after the election.

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • How will the investigations against Steffen Krach affect the SPD's election campaign?
  • What specific resilience technologies are being developed at Marienpark?
  • Can Pistorius' visit significantly increase the SPD's electoral ratings?

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OrganizationsFederal Ministry of DefenseSPDSenate Department for Economics, Energy and Public EnterprisesHanover Public Prosecutor's Office
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TopicsspdBerlin House of RepresentativesFranziska GiffeySteffen Krakresilience technologiesacceptance of advantage
This article was originally published by Die Zeit.

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