Social Democratic Party of Germany

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The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a major center-left political party and one of the country’s oldest democratic parties, historically associated with labor rights, social welfare, and opposition to authoritarianism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf centre-left political party
political party
social-democratic party
abbreviation Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPD
associatedWith Friedrich Ebert Foundation
Social Democratic Press Service
Vorwärts
bannedDuring Nazi Germany
surface form: Nazi regime
coalitionPartner Alliance 90/The Greens
Free Democratic Party
country Germany
europeanAffiliation Party of European Socialists
europeanParliamentGroup Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
surface form: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
founded 1863
hasWing Arbeitsgemeinschaft 60plus
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Migration und Vielfalt
Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Selbständigen in der SPD

Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Arbeitnehmerfragen
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Bildung
Arbeitsgemeinschaft sozialdemokratischer Frauen
Jusos
headquarters Berlin
historicallyAssociatedWith labour movement
trade unions
welfare state expansion
ideology democratic socialism
social democracy
internationalAffiliation Progressive Alliance
Socialist International
membership over 350000 members
mergedFormation General German Workers' Association
Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany
nativeLabel Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
notableLeader Gerhard Schröder
Helmut Schmidt
Olaf Scholz
Willy Brandt
opposedTo authoritarianism
participatesIn politics of Germany
partOf traffic light coalition agreement 2021
surface form: traffic light coalition
partyColour red
politicalPosition centre-left
precededBy General German Workers' Association
Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany
producedChancellorOfGermany Gerhard Schröder
Helmut Schmidt
Olaf Scholz
Willy Brandt
representedIn Bundesrat
Bundestag
European Parliament
restored post-World War II period
shortName Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: SPD
youthWing Young Socialists in the SPD

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Olaf Scholz abbreviation Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany abbreviation Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SPD
Ostpolitik associatedWith Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: German Social Democratic Party
Kurt Georg Kiesinger coalitionGovernmentWith Social Democratic Party of Germany
traffic light coalition agreement 2021 coalitionParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
Junius Pamphlet criticizes Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: German Social Democratic Party leadership
SED formedByMergerOf Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party of Germany (East zone)
Socialist Unity Party of Germany foundedBy Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party of Germany (Eastern zone)
Junius Pamphlet hasAuthorPoliticalAffiliation Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party of Germany (left wing)
Free Democratic Party hasBeenCoalitionPartnerOf Social Democratic Party of Germany
Landtag of Bavaria hasMember Social Democratic Party of Germany
Progressive Alliance hasMember Social Democratic Party of Germany
Party of European Socialists hasMemberParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
Socialist International hasNotableMember Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: German Social Democratic Party
Spartacist uprising hasOpponent Social Democratic Party of Germany
Second International hasPart Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: German Social Democratic Party (SPD)
Social Democratic Party of Germany hasWing Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Selbständigen in der SPD
Wandel durch Annäherung implementedBy Social Democratic Party of Germany
Parliamentary Council includesMembersFrom Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: SPD
German federal election campaign of March 1933 mainParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
Blomberg mayorParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: SPD
Braunschweig mayorParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: SPD
Lichtenfels mayorParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: SPD
Pöcking mayorParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: SPD
Grete Hermann memberOf Social Democratic Party of Germany
Otto Grotewohl memberOf Social Democratic Party of Germany
Rosa Luxemburg memberOf Social Democratic Party of Germany
Luxemburg memberOf Social Democratic Party of Germany
subject surface form: Rosa Luxemburg
Wilhelm Pieck memberOf Social Democratic Party of Germany
Britta Ernst memberOfPoliticalParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
Frank-Walter Steinmeier memberOfPoliticalParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
Gerhard Schröder memberOfPoliticalParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
Schröder memberOfPoliticalParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
subject surface form: Gerhard Schröder
Olaf Scholz memberOfPoliticalParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
Scholz memberOfPoliticalParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
subject surface form: Olaf Scholz
Willy Brandt memberOfPoliticalParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic Party of Germany mergedFormation Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany
Socialist Unity Party of Germany mergerOf Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party of Germany (Eastern zone)
Social Democratic Party of Germany nativeLabel Social Democratic Party of Germany self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Nazi seizure of power opponent Social Democratic Party of Germany
Spartacus League opposed Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party of Germany leadership
Enabling Act of 1933 opposedBy Social Democratic Party of Germany
Kapp Putsch opposedBy Social Democratic Party of Germany
Westbindung opposedBy Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: Social Democratic Party of Germany (early 1950s)
Communist Party of Germany opposedTo Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sturmabteilung opposedTo Social Democratic Party of Germany
German federal election campaign of March 1933 oppositionTargeted Social Democratic Party of Germany
Olaf Scholz parliamentaryGroup Social Democratic Party of Germany
this entity surface form: SPD Bundestag group
Abdication of Wilhelm II participant Social Democratic Party of Germany