Klingbeil discusses in NRW: SPD wants to learn from election debacle!

Klingbeil discusses in NRW: SPD wants to learn from election debacle!

The Vice Chancellor and SPD federal party leader Lars Klingbeil has an important appearance in Duisburg on Saturday, May 10, 2025, an important appearance before the delegates of the North Rhine-Westphalian SPD. On the occasion of the state party conference, he will discuss a guideline of the state board with around 490 delegates, which critically analyzes the causes of the disappointing result of the 2023 federal election. In this election, the SPD achieved a historical low of 16.4 percent, a decrease of 25.7 percent from the previous choice. This result not only wounded the parliamentary group in the Bundestag, which has shrunk from 207 to 120 members

The Tagesschau reports that Klingbeil received 85.6 percent of the votes in his election, which was chosen with 94.7 percent compared to his predecessor Rolf Mützenich, which was chosen with 94.7 percent represent. Mützenich did not start again, but remains part of the parliamentary group. In his first statement after the election, Klingbeil described the result as "honest" and recognizes the associated challenges. He sees the possibility of drawing lessons from the lack of election successes to prepare for both the next local elections in September and for the state elections 2027.

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The upcoming discussion in Duisburg will be crucial for the future orientation of the party. The North Rhine-Westphalian SPD expects the

In addition to discussion about the guideline, board elections are also on the party conference agenda. Sarah Philipp and Achim Post, who have been the first double state party leadership team since August 2023, apply for their re -election without opposing candidates. This reflects the endeavor of the North Rhine-Westphalian SPD to protect stability and to take a clear line for the coming years.