SPD party conference in Berlin: Doubts and hopes for delegates

SPD party conference in Berlin: Doubts and hopes for delegates

The SPD's party congress in Berlin, which took place on January 12, 2025, showed a rather sober mood among the delegates, which felt that the party's current survey values were only shaped by only 15 percent. Again and again the delegates were heard about how they perceive the recent developments and the direction of the SPD. Many are critical of the current top people and discuss the possibility of a candidate other than Olaf Scholz.

Andre Sönnichsen, an SPD member from Berlin, expressed optimistic about the future, but emphasized that he preferred another top candidate as a Scholz. In his opinion, the grand coalition is not certain, and a cooperation with the Greens could also be considered.

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Stefan Schulz, who has been a member of the SPD for seven years, criticized the general perception of parties as a service provider. He found that active participation in democracy was essential. Young party members such as ABEH BHASIN and DEVRIM CUHADAR from Offenbach also called for more election campaign and a stronger presence on social media to better achieve the first voters. They took care of the opinion that the AfD was more successful in this area.

Laura Kasper, also a SPD member, found the speech by Olaf Scholz appealing and motivating. She believes that the general mood in the country is often perceived more negatively than it actually is and emphasized the need for social justice in politics. In contrast, Jutta Elfner-Storck expressed skepticism compared to new elections, since the SPD was 14 percent in surveys and the AfD was 21 percent. However, she hopes that the SPD will overtake the AfD and become the largest opposition party.

Overall, the general opinion of the delegates is that only a few believe in Scholz 'whereabouts as a chancellor, but there is also hope that the party will be given more votes than in the surveys, such as fr.de reported.

In addition, election surveys such as the current situation of the SPD reflect the political mood, but are not a reliable forecasts for the election result. According to dawum.de the statistical error in surveys is about 1 to 3 percentage points, whereby this can influence the uncertainty of the results.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien