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may 23, 1863 - Social Democratic Party of Germany Founded

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Abbreviation SPD
Leader Co-Leaders:

Saskia Esken
Norbert Walter-Borjans

General Secretary Lars Klingbeil
Deputy Leaders Klara Geywitz
Hubertus Heil
Kevin Kühnert
Serpil Midyatli
Anke Rehlinger
Founded 23 May 1863 (158 years ago)
Merger of • General German Workers' Association
• Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany
Headquarters Willy-Brandt-Haus D-10911 Berlin, Germany
Newspaper Vorwärts
Student wing Juso-Hochschulgruppen
Youth wing Jusos
Women's wing Association of Social Democratic Women
Paramilitary wing Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold (1924–1933)
Membership (Nov. 2020) Decrease 404,305[1]
Ideology

Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism

Political position Centre-left[2]
European affiliation Party of European Socialists
International affiliation Progressive Alliance
European Parliament group Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

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Date:

may 23, 1863
Now
~ 163 years ago

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