Brandenburg SPD chooses new top: intrigue and Woidke re -election today!

Brandenburg SPD chooses new top: intrigue and Woidke re -election today!

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, the Brandenburg SPD state party conference will take place in Cottbus, in which the party leadership is re -elected. Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke runs for re -election as head of state. Woidke received 90.8 percent of the vote in his last election two years ago, achieving his best result in 2013 with 95.8 percent. With this strong backing in the back, re -election is considered likely.

The party congress is also accompanied by tumultuous events that have shaped the SPD in the past few weeks. Former Vice Chairman Katrin Lange resigned in May and criticized her party colleagues. She described the handling within the party as unbearable and, in an open letter, pointed out intrigue structures that would negatively influence the discussions. Long warned for the SPD, if the debates are not more respectful and more openness to other opinions, is warned by n-tv reported.

candidatures and new occupations

With the resignation of Katrin Lange, the vice chairmanship is re-occupied. Wiebke Papenbrock, a former member of the Bundestag, runs for the office, while Ines Hübner is again nominated as co-vice chair. Frank Steffen is also proposed as a treasurer and Kurt Fischer is officially chosen as general secretary. It is particularly noteworthy that it will not take part in the party conference for a long time, which illustrates the internal conflicts that put a strain on the party.

The visit of Lars Klingbeil, the SPD federal chairman, is expected as a special event of the day. In this context, the party congress is also advised on around 100 applications, including a procedure for checking a possible ban on the AfD. The inner party dispute and the turbulent Situation in the SPD bring additional challenges that will be discussed during the party congress.