Bartosz Rydliski: Germany’s Social Democrats are a shadow of their former selves

Germany 's Social Democrats are one of the West 's oldest political parties, Bartosz M. Rydliski says.

But today 's SPD is a shadow of its former self: the party won only 16.4% of the vote in Sunday 's federal election.

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) won more votes than the Social Democrats in a German election.

Germany barely met NATO ’s 2% defense-spending target and has not honored its commitments to Ukraine .

The SPD 's electoral disaster is reminiscent of the Democrats ’ defeat in the 2024 US presidential election.

Social Democrats failed to formulate an effective response to migration concerns, win over working-class voters, and adopt major progressive economic reforms.

Lebanon ’s President Joseph Aoun told a visiting Iranian delegation that the war-scarred country was “tired” of external conflicts playing out on its territory.

North Korea criticized a new South Korea -led grouping set up to monitor the implementation of sanctions against it, saying it would thrive no matter what.