SPD

British

abbreviation

Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

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Etymology

Origin of SPD

German: Social Democratic Party of Germany

Example Sentences

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Mr. Merz and the SPD need that support to pass anything through the Bundestag with the coalition’s 12-seat majority.

From The Wall Street Journal

Speaking alongside Merz, SPD Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said his party agreed with Merz's centre-right CDU that there had to be changes to the ban.

From Barron's

Merz's own coalition, consisting of his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc and centre-left SPD party, had been divided over what approach to take.

From Barron's

Minar said Babis and SPD leader Tomio Okamura, facing trial over inciting hatred, may want to back each other up to avoid punishment if they sit in the same government.

From Barron's

When they formed a coalition earlier this year, Merz's conservative CDU/CSU and the centre-left Social Democrat SPD agreed to re-introduce military service which would be voluntary "to start with".

From BBC

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