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Berlin (dpa) - The SPD has started its party conference in Berlin with violent attacks on the Union.
"A union whose top executives are called Karliczek, Altmaier and Scheuer, such a union should not be in the government," said Secretary General Lars Klingbeil in Berlin with a view to the minister of the union.
600 delegates connected online were supposed to decide on the federal election program in the early afternoon and confirm Finance Minister Olaf Scholz as candidate for chancellor.
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"This union is broken and its content is empty, and it is good for Germany if these conservatives no longer bear any responsibility," said Klingbeil.
"It takes experience, it takes leadership, it takes competence, it takes strength, it takes Olaf Scholz for Germany."
In view of the poor poll results for the SPD compared to the Greens and the Union, he said: "Today is day one of our catch-up for the federal election."
Scholz stands for four core goals: "A climate-neutral country by 2045 at the latest, the most modern mobility system in Europe, digital sovereignty and a nationwide strong health system in Germany."
Klingbeil indirectly promised a different political style than under Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU): "It takes a political cultural change, don't lean back, don't be complacent, don't moderate, but lead."
The SPD party manager pointed out that 80 direct candidates from the SPD for the Bundestag were under 35 years of age.
"Younger, more colorful, more feminine - these are not just empty phrases for us."
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