Sentences with phrase «spd party»

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Now, both the SPD and the Christian Democrats — both parties in the country's ruling coalition — will be lead by women for the first time (the other woman is, of course, Chancellor Angela Merkel).

Germany's Social Democrat party (SPD) just made history, electing its first female leader in 154 years, Andrea Nahles.

German President Frank - Walter Steinmeier is currently pressuring his party (the SPD) to form a so - called Grand Coalition with the conservatives and avoid the need for snap elections.

Martin Schulz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has stated repeatedly that the party wants to stay in opposition rather than joining another coalition, despite gaining 20.5 percent of the vote in September's elecParty (SPD) has stated repeatedly that the party wants to stay in opposition rather than joining another coalition, despite gaining 20.5 percent of the vote in September's elecparty wants to stay in opposition rather than joining another coalition, despite gaining 20.5 percent of the vote in September's election.

Grassroots members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) decisively backed the party's decision to enter into another «grand coalition» government with Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), thus bringing to an end months of uncertainty following September's general election.

However, polls suggested that if the SPD's members had rejected the deal and effectively triggered fresh elections, the party would have been thoroughly thrashed by the electorate.

Her rivals in the center - left Social Democratic Party (SPD) overcame their recent pattern of bumbling by nominating a candidate, Martin Schulz, widely considered a plausible head of government.

This compares with the election result of 32.9 percent for the conservatives, 20.5 percent for the SPD, 12.6 percent for AfD, 10.7 percent for FDP, 9.2 percent for the Left party and 8.9 percent for the Greens.

The SPD only agreed to ally with Merkel after promising a list of distinctive policies to secure the approval of party members, many of whom wanted the SPD to regroup in opposition after the last four years in coalition damaged its standing among voters.

The centre - left Social Democrats (SPD), Merkel's current coalition partners who were the second - biggest party in the election, have ruled out a repeat of an alliance with her conservatives, who won the vote but were left with fewer seats.

On Sunday the Social Democratic Party (SPD) membership voted in favour of a coalition.

Across the political aisle, Merkel's main rival for the chancellery and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) front - runner, Martin Schulz, has taken a much harsher and more outspoken stance against Trump and his administration.

Thousands of brand - new members of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) may very well be the ones who decide on whether Germany will be governed by a grand coalition with Angela Merkel at its helm.

Accusing the head of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of failing to keep his word, outgoing foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel had some strong words for his colleagues.

Now that SPD members have approved their party's grand coalition agreement with conservatives, it's time to decide who will take what ministry.

Martin Schulz, the leader of the Social Democrat Party (SPD)-- which was part of Chancellor Merkel's coalition in the previous government — had previously ruled out another partnership, but at the start of December decided to enter talks.

Ms. Freeland went into the lion's den at a meeting of Germany's SPD, a party unfavourable to the agreement, and delivered what by all accounts was a masterful performance.

Germany's oldest party, the center - left SPD, which had been in a «grand coalition» with Merkel, was consigned to opposition.

The present German government is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), neither of which have anything to do with Socialism or Christianity.

The revived center - left Social Democratic Party (SPD), led by the courageous Kurt Schumacher, made proposals for a planned economy, something along the lines adopted by post-war Britain, and not terribly dissimilar to those it supported during the Weimar period.

The onset of a long period in opposition for social democratic standard - bearers such as Labour in Britain and the SPD in Germany, coupled with continuing slow growth, high unemployment and falling unionisation, led the parties of the Socialist International into a comprehensive accommodation with neo-liberalism — albeit one wrapped in soothing social market rhetoric and homeopathic concessions at the margins.

The Social - Democrats (SPD), the largest opposition party, are divided.

As was the case in 2005, the new coalition is comprised of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU, together with the CSU, its Bavarian pendant) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Since 2004, support for the liberal Free Democratic Party has surged at the expense of Merkel's party while the far - left Linke is attracting the votes of around a third of former SPD supporParty has surged at the expense of Merkel's party while the far - left Linke is attracting the votes of around a third of former SPD supporparty while the far - left Linke is attracting the votes of around a third of former SPD supporters.

Social Democratic Party (SPD) The Social Democratic Party is in favour of a points - based system, similar to that of Canada.

Second, unlike 2005, during the latest coalition negotiations the SPD managed to bring social democratic issues to the fore, promoting its popular image as the party of social justice.

Both Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats / Christian Social Union and the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) face the prospect of losing seats to smaller parties.

Maybe some form of strategic voting could come close (first vote for a major party like the CDU and SPD, second vote for their «natural» coalition partner like the FDP or the Greens).

The SPD wanted to neutralise the electoral appeal of the Left Party.

In 2013, the SPD decided to join a grand coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU, rejecting the prospect of leading a government jointly with the Green Party and the Left Party.

In Germany in 2013, SPD convention delegates voted by 196 votes in favour to 31 against, with two abstentions, before entering coalition talks with Merkel (though party leaders had already themselves ruled out a coalition with the Greens and Die Linke).

Left - wing voters opposed to Merkel have opted for the Greens and the Left Party, with the SPD now polling at just 22 %.

In Dortmund on Sunday, SPD members will finalize the party's platform.

Ben Walsh, an independent candidate running on the Independence and Reform Party lines, said he would hire more officers to cut down on overtime costs, consider putting up more surveillance cameras in neighborhoods that both want and need them and buy more body cameras for the SPD.

With no recourse into a coalition with the SPD, these smaller parties now hold a significant amount of leverage during coalition talks, as without their support, Merkel's party risk having to call a new election.

This would have been the preferred option of many Germans, who said before the vote that they would prefer a continuation of the current «grand coalition» between the CDU (and its Bavarian sister party) and the SPD.

Konrad Adenauer remained Chancellor, governing in a broad coalition (two - thirds majority) with most of the minor parties except for the SPD.

Having won 13 % of votes, the party is now the third largest after the SPD and CDU / CSU.

Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), will have six ministers in a proposed new coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), will have six ministers in a proposed new coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (Party (SPD).

That means she will have to form a coalition with one of two center - left parties, the SPD or the eco-oriented Greens, both of which say they are reluctant to form a coalition with the CDU.

In Germany Merkel's party CDU is now in government with the socialist party, SPD.

The idea faces strong opposition from the other parties in the talks, Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and the centre - left Social Democrats (SPD).

However, the euro's surge was likely fueled by easing concerns with regard to German politics since Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) leader

Their Past — The SPD Production Group is a major collaborator with a number of first / second party studios.

Germany's former Social Democratic (SPD)- Green Party coalition government supported the Iraq war for oil.

Green energy opposition becoming formidable force in Germany As Germany's established CDU and SPD «mainstream» parties find themselves imploding, the smaller parties who oppose Germany's out - of - control Energiewende (transition to green energies) are rapidly becoming a formidable force and making their presence felt in Germany's national parliament like never before.

Industry and Jobs are more important From No Tricks Zone: P. Gosselin — October 26, 2013 A major part of Germany's SPD socialist party, which is Germany's second largest party behind Angela Merkel's CDU conservative party, is coming to its economic and social senses on the issues climate change and renewable energy.

A major part of Germany's SPD socialist party, Germany's second largest party behind Angela Merkel's CDU conservative party, is coming to its economic and social senses on the issues of climate change and renewable energy.