SPD leaders Bärbel Bas and Lars Klingbeil are showing a facade of normalcy in the government. Behind closed doors, however, concerns are growing about the upcoming elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in September. Rasmus Buchsteiner discusses internal scenarios and the unstable positions within the party leadership.
In the capital, SPD is also trailing in the polls. Top candidate Steffen Krach addresses questions from Rixa Fürsen in a 200-second interview about the national party’s role and how he plans to turn the tide.
Despite challenging conditions, the German economy is currently experiencing an export boom. Romanus Otte from POLITICO PRO “Industry & Trade in the Morning” analyzes the substantial growth in neighboring European countries, which is compensating for significant losses in the US and China.
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