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The SPD

Many of Germany’s present woes were anticipated by Schröder’s time in office

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The Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands finally got its chance at power again in the late 90s — historian Jeremy Black joins Critic deputy editor Graham Stewart to discuss the rise and fall of Gerhard Schröder’s government.

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