Seclusion of SPD party leadership in Berlin, Germany - 16 Mar 2024
BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 16: German Chancellor and member of the German Social Democrats (SPD) Olaf Scholz (L) EU representative of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), Katarina Barley (2-L), Economist and SPD member Achim Truger (3-L, back), co-leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), Saskia Esken (2-R) and co-leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), ars Klingbeil (R) arrive for the second of a two-day retreat of the SPD leadership on March 16, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The SPD, the leading member of Germany's three-party Federal Coalition government, is currently faring poorly in polls ahead of upcoming European parliamentary elections in June and three state elections in eastern Germany in September.