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SPD

SPD stands for Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands and is one of the main political parties in Germany.

It is the oldest party in the German parliament, having been founded in the 2nd half of the 19th Century.

The following politicians belonged or belong to the party: Willy Brandt, Gerhard Schröder, Kurt Beck, Franz Müntefering, Erich Ollenhauer and Helmut Schmidt.

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4 Responses to “SPD”

  1. German Words Explained » Blog Archive » Die Grünen Says:
    June 24th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    […] The Green Party was founded in Germany in 1980, and merged with Bündnis 90 in 1993.  Between 1998 and 2005 they formed a coalition government with the SPD. […]

  2. AllThingsGerman.net » Blog Archive » Die Grünen Says:
    June 24th, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    […] The Green Party was founded in Germany in 1980, and merged with Bündnis 90 in 1993.  Between 1998 and 2005 they formed a coalition government with the SPD. […]

  3. Pension Sprachschule Maria Shipley » Blog Archive » Die Grünen Says:
    June 24th, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    […] The Green Party was founded in Germany in 1980, and merged with Bündnis 90 in 1993.  Between 1998 and 2005 they formed a coalition government with the SPD. […]

  4. self storage Says:
    March 31st, 2010 at 5:32 am

    Thanks for posting this, lifted my day.
 

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