Klingbeil wants to have the SPD leadership re-elected
After Bärbel Bas resigned as co-party leader, the SPD leadership is to be re-elected at a party conference in December or January.
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After Bärbel Bas resigned as SPD co-leader and labor minister, co-party leader Lars Klingbeil announced new elections for the entire party leadership at a party conference in December or January.
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Why It Matters
Bärbel Bas has resigned as Labor and Social Minister and as SPD co-party leader.
After Bärbel Bas resigned as co-chair of the SPD, the entire leadership of the party is to be re-elected. Co-party leader Lars Klingbeil said the positions should be re-elected at a federal party conference in December or January.
The presidium decided this unanimously. This is important "so that we have clarity about the personnel structure and also clarity about the SPD's programmatic course."
In the morning, Bas resigned from her positions as labor and social minister and as SPD co-party leader. She justified her resignation with the death of her stepdaughter. She now wants to take time to come to terms with the stroke of fate. Bas also criticized public attacks against her from the ranks of her coalition partner.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
New elections for the party leadership at a federal party conference in December or January
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Who is running for the SPD chairmanship?
- When exactly does the party conference take place?
