Woidke remains SPD boss: stability and security for Brandenburg!

Woidke remains SPD boss: stability and security for Brandenburg!

In an impressive re-election, Dietmar Woidke again took over the post as SPD state chief in Brandenburg on June 21, 2025 in Cottbus. With 84.9 percent of the votes, the delegates confirmed their support for him at the SPD state party conference. This is a decline compared to the 90.8 percent, which he received in his last election two years ago, he represents a stable force within the Brandenburg SPD. Woidke has been in office continuously since 2013 and is considered the longest incumbent state chairman of his party after he replaced Matthias Platzeck, as Radio Hochstift reports.

The delegates were clearly behind Woidke with 107 out of 126 votes and made it clear to him with this decision, even if the resignations within the party leadership raise questions. Ex-Interior Minister Katrin Lange, who had not been published for the party conference, had previously described how to deal with her in an open letter. She warned of difficult times if debates are not led respectfully and did not stand for re-election as vice chair. Your resignation came after internal disputes about the dismissal of the Protection of the Constitution Jörg Müller, reports Tagesschau.de.

new faces at the party leadership

With the resignation of Katrin Lange, the choice of the new vice chairman is important. Wiebke Papenbrock, Ines Hübner and Frank Steffen were introduced as nominees. In addition, Kurt Fischer was elected the new Secretary General of the SPD and received 78.9 percent of the vote. Fischer was optimistic about the future unity of the party, which is urgently needed according to the problems of the past few months.

While these personnel decisions are important, the focus is also on the content: In his speech, Woidke clearly spoke out for an AfD ban procedure if dishes should classify the right-wing extremist party as such. He emphasized that the protection of democracy was a top priority and condemned the recent attack on a democracy test in Bad Freienwalde.

A look into the future

The SPD is in a challenging environment. The upcoming local and state elections in September 2024 will be crucial. In order to reappear from the current survey lows in which it lies behind the AfD, Woidke relies on a clear program: "Security and stability" is the keyword with which the SPD wants to compete against the competition, and it has emphasized its economic success in recent years. The Prime Minister has also announced that after 2025, wanting to abolish new police officers and abolish fees for early childhood care, according to the taz.

All of these measures will be necessary to regain voting. Woidke, who is often described as an inconspicuous, pragmatic politician, has set itself the task of communicating directly with the citizens. In order to advance the party, it will be important to develop both internal stability and external success strategies in order to be able to master the upcoming challenges with a strong and closed appearance.