Germany's Social Democrats rally round leaders after election defeat

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2026-03-23

Berlin (dpa) - Senior members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) on Monday rallied round the party's leadership after a bruising defeat in the election in the south-western state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The party's co-leaders Lars Klingbeil and Bärbel Bas are under pressure after the SPD lost its 35-year grip on power in the wine-producing region in Sunday's vote, two weeks after a calamitous showing in neighbouring Baden-Württemberg in the fir......

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