Labour and Socialist International
International political party
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| 2025 | Lars Klingbeil becomes Vice Chancellor of Germany, representing the SPD, continuing the party's leadership tradition. |
| 2025 | SPD achieves its worst post-war election result, placing third behind AfD, with CDU's Friedrich Merz projected to become chancellor. |
| 2025 | Achieved first place in Hamburg state election with 33.5% of votes, coalition government status yet to be determined. |
| May 8 2025 | As of the current date, the party shows a 16.4% result in Germany and 13.9% in European Union elections, maintaining its political presence. |
| 2024 | Obtained 7.3% of votes in Saxony state election, joining a CDU–SPD coalition government. |
| 2024 | Continued electoral participation with results including 30.9% in Hamburg and 15.1% in some state elections. |
| 2024 | Secured 6.1% of votes in Thuringia state election, forming an SPD–BSW–CDU coalition government. |
| 2024 | Won Brandenburg state election with 30.89% of votes, forming an SPD–BSW coalition government. |
| 2024 | Led by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, achieves strong result with 240,503 votes (19.70%), ranking #1 and winning 39 seats in Coalition government. |
| 2024 | Social Democratic Party becomes the ruling party of Lithuania. |
| December 2024 | Traffic light coalition ends with FDP leaving, and Scholz loses a vote of confidence. |
| December 12 2024 | Paluckas Cabinet was formed, with the controversial inclusion of the Dawn of Nemunas party in the coalition, sparking international criticism. |
| 2023 | Achieved 18.4% of votes in Berlin state election, becoming the second-largest party in a CDU–SPD coalition. |
| 2023 | Secured first place in Bremen state election with 29.8% of votes, forming an SPD–Greens–Left coalition government. |
| 2023 | Obtained 15.1% of votes in Hesse state election, forming a CDU–SPD coalition. |
| 2023 | Secured 8.4% of votes in Bavaria state election, remaining in opposition. |
| 2022 | Secured first place in Lower Saxony state election with 33.4% of votes, forming an SPD–Greens coalition government. |
| 2022 | Obtained 26.7% of votes in North Rhine-Westphalia state election, positioning as the second-largest party. |
| 2022 | Won Saarland state election with a remarkable 43.5% of votes, achieving an outright SPD majority government. |
| 2022 | Party maintained electoral presence with continuing strong results, particularly in Rhineland-Palatinate (43.5%) and Hamburg (33.4%). |
| 2022 | The Left Alliance was founded in response to the Social Democrats' perceived betrayal of left-wing values. |
| 2021 | Won first place in Rhineland-Palatinate state election with 35.7% of votes, forming a coalition government with Greens and FDP. |
| 2021 | Achieved 39.6% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, securing first place and forming an SPD–Left coalition government. |
| 2021 | SPD significantly increased its vote share in the states of the former East Germany and gained the constituency in Western Pomerania, previously held by CDU leader Angela Merkel. |
| 2021 | Social Democratic Party achieved significant electoral results across multiple German states, including a notable 25.7% result in Germany overall and strong performances in regions like North Rhine-Westphalia (39.6%) and Rhineland-Palatinate (35.7%). |
| 2021 | 5 out of 13 party Seimas members voted against a proposed same-sex partnership law, despite the party's program supporting such partnerships. |
| September 2021 | SPD narrowly wins federal election, becoming the biggest party in the Bundestag. |
| May 29 2021 | Vilija Blinkevičiūtė becomes the latest leader of the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, succeeding Gintautas Paluckas. |
| 2020 | Led by Gintautas Paluckas, receives 108,649 votes (9.58%), ranking #3 and winning 4 seats in Opposition. |
| 2019 | Social Democratic Party drops to #3 in European Parliament elections, winning 15.82% of votes and losing 11 seats. |
| 2019 | Rolf Mützenich becomes leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, taking over leadership of the party |
| 2019 | In European Parliament elections, led by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, receives 199,220 votes (15.88%), ranking #2 and maintaining 0 seats. |
| 2019 | The party's support dramatically declined, receiving just over 3 percent of votes in Kaunas. |
| June 2 2019 | Andrea Nahles announced her pending resignation as the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). |
| 2018 | Party experienced dramatic electoral decline in southeastern states like Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia, with vote percentages dropping to single digits. |
| 2017 | The Social Democratic Party withdrew from their previous coalition. |
| 2017 | Several former party leaders and Seimas members, including two former Prime Ministers Gediminas Kirkilas and Algirdas Butkevičius, left the party. |
| October 2017 | The party experienced an internal split, with 9 members being removed from the party. |
| May 8 2017 | Gintautas Paluckas takes over party leadership from Algirdas Butkevičius. |
| 2016 | The party implemented reforms to the Labour Code that strengthened employers' positions in workplace relations, drawing criticism from left-wing intellectuals. |
| 2016 | Concludes second period of leading the government in the Seimas. |
| 2016 | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania won 17 seats in the parliamentary election. |
| 2016 | Receives 183,597 votes (15.04%), ranking #3 and winning 21 seats. Initially in Coalition (2016-2017), then moves to Opposition (2017-2020). |
| 2014 | Social Democratic Party improves its position in European Parliament elections to #2, winning 27.26% of votes and gaining 4 seats. |
| 2014 | In European Parliament elections, led by Zigmantas Balčytis, receives 197,477 votes (17.26%), ranking #2 and maintaining 1 seat. |
| 2013 | The SPD left the Socialist International after criticizing its acceptance of parties they considered to be violating human rights. |
| 2012 | Led by Algirdas Butkevičius, receives 251,610 votes (19.18%), ranking #2 and winning 13 seats in Coalition government. |
| 2012 | Social Democratic Party returns to lead the government in the Seimas, beginning their second period of governance. |
| 2012 | The party won 38 seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the largest party in Parliament. Butkevičius became prime minister, forming a coalition government. |
| 2011 | In Kaunas, the party achieved over 12 percent of votes, representing a peak of regional political influence. |
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