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Germany SPD leadership race

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Candidate
Hubertus Heil
Position
SPD party chair
Event
SPD party congress
Date
Mid-January 2026
Location
Bremen, Germany

Hubertus Heil says in a three-page letter to SPD state chapters that he will run for party chair in January without a female co-chair, according to dpa.

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Former labor minister Hubertus Heil announces his bid for the SPD party chairmanship ahead of the January congress in Bremen, according to German public broadcaster ARD.

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