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Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands SPD. By Lucas Bowman Kameron Schreckenghaust. History of the SPD. The SPD was formed in 1875 during the merge of the General German Workers’ Union and the Social Democratic workers party.
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Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratischeParteiDeutschlandsSPD By Lucas Bowman KameronSchreckenghaust
History of the SPD • The SPD was formed in 1875 during the merge of the General German Workers’ Union and the Social Democratic workers party. • In 1890, they changed their name to the Social Democratic Party. • From 1878 to 1890, the party was officially outlawed. • The party began to have growing support and by 1912 it was the largest party in Reichstag (Imperial Diet). • Peer Steinbrück is the only chancellor that has come from this party.
Leader of the SPD • Sigmar Gabriel is the chairman of the Social Democratic Party.
Official Colors of the SPD • The official color of the Social Democratic Party is red. • The symbol of the SPD is a rose.
Seats • They had 146 seats before the election, and now have 192 seats.
Support/Seats in State • The Social Democratic Party was supported, or voted on, by the areas in red.
Platform of the SPD • The SPD wants to start an energy revolution by creating a department of energy resource. • They want to do this for three reasons: renewable energy, expansion of networking, and the reducing of taxes.