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| 2025 | Lars Klingbeil becomes Vice Chancellor of Germany, representing the SPD, continuing the party's leadership tradition. |
| 2025 | Achieved first place in Hamburg state election with 33.5% of votes, coalition government status yet to be determined. |
| 2025 | SPD achieves its worst post-war election result, placing third behind AfD, with CDU's Friedrich Merz projected to become chancellor. |
| 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. |
| January 2025 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
President Xi Jinping publicly declared corruption as the 'biggest threat' to the Communist Party, reaffirming the government's ongoing commitment to combating corruption.
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| 2024 | Secured 6.1% of votes in Thuringia state election, forming an SPD–BSW–CDU coalition government. |
| 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 | Won Brandenburg state election with 30.89% of votes, forming an SPD–BSW coalition government. |
| 2024 | Johan Lindholm becomes the current chairman, taking office in 2024. |
| December 2024 | Traffic light coalition ends with FDP leaving, and Scholz loses a vote of confidence. |
| 2023 | Secured 8.4% of votes in Bavaria state election, remaining in opposition. |
| 2023 | Obtained 15.1% of votes in Hesse state election, forming a CDU–SPD coalition. |
| 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 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection conducted investigations into 27 central State-owned enterprises.
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| 2023 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Publication of 'The Blind Eye', a book examining the broader economic consequences of Xi's anti-corruption efforts, particularly its impact on global markets like the fur trade.
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| 2022 | Obtained 26.7% of votes in North Rhine-Westphalia state election, positioning as the second-largest party. |
| 2022 | Secured first place in Lower Saxony state election with 33.4% of votes, forming an SPD–Greens coalition government. |
| 2022 | Party maintained electoral presence with continuing strong results, particularly in Rhineland-Palatinate (43.5%) and Hamburg (33.4%). |
| 2022 | Won Saarland state election with a remarkable 43.5% of votes, achieving an outright SPD majority government. |
| 2022 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
A study by researchers from the University of Navarra and the University of Manchester critically analyzed the effects of Xi's anti-corruption campaign, revealing complex economic impacts.
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| 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 | 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 | Won first place in Rhineland-Palatinate state election with 35.7% of votes, forming a coalition government with Greens and FDP. |
| September 2021 | SPD narrowly wins federal election, becoming the biggest party in the Bundestag. |
| 2020 | Susanna Gideonsson takes over the chairmanship, leading the organization from 2020 to 2024. |
| 2020 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Research shows increased economic corruption during Xi Jinping's administration, with private firms benefiting from political connections.
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| December 2020 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Foreign Policy published an analysis suggesting the anti-corruption campaign was partially motivated by counterintelligence concerns, revealing vulnerabilities in the CCP created by decades of internal corruption.
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| January 2020 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign began investigating 534 cadres in Inner Mongolia for corruption related to coal industry dealings, spanning a ten-month period until October 2020.
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| 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 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Investigations reached 42 central SOEs, including the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission itself.
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| 2019 | Union density of Swedish blue-collar workers dropped to 60%, a seventeen percentage point decline since 2006. |
| 2019 | Blue-collar union density dropped to 60%, a substantial 17 percentage point decline since 2006. |
| 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. |
| December 31 2018 | Membership snapshot shows the LO confederation comprises 1,232,815 total members, with 52% men and 48% women across 14 affiliated unions. |
| 2017 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Wang Qishan concluded his term as CCDI Secretary after overseeing significant anti-corruption investigations.
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| 2017 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
By this point, twelve top executives of core central SOEs were removed from office on corruption charges.
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| 2017 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
By this time, approximately 2.3 million government officials had been prosecuted as part of the anti-corruption campaign under Wang Qishan's leadership of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
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| 2015 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
The anti-corruption campaign intensified with investigations into 43 central State-owned enterprises.
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| 2015 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
The anti-corruption campaign in Shanxi reached such intensity that 300 government jobs became vacant due to investigations and dismissals.
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| 2015 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
By this time, almost all high-level officials investigated or removed from office were from non-princeling backgrounds, indicating a widespread and systematic anti-corruption effort.
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| March 2015 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
By March, only three members of the original Shanxi provincial standing committee remained, with most members replaced or removed, indicating central authorities' intervention.
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| February 2015 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Su Rong was officially expelled from the Communist Party, particularly citing corruption during his term as party chief in Jiangxi province from 2007 to 2013.
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| January 2015 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Yang Weize, the former party chief of Nanjing, was detained for investigation as part of the anti-corruption campaign, following his earlier dismissal of Nanjing mayor Ji Jianye.
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| 2014 | Social Democratic Party improves its position in European Parliament elections to #2, winning 27.26% of votes and gaining 4 seats. |
| 2014 |
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
Investigations expanded to ten central State-owned enterprises by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
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