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Seeheimer Kreis | |
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| Founded | 1974 |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | SPD |
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| seeheimer-kreis.de | |
The Seeheimer Kreis (German pronunciation: [ˈzeːˌhaɪ̯.mɐ kʁaɪ̯s] ; English: "Seeheim Circle") is an official internal grouping in the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).[1] The group describes itself as "undogmatic and pragmatic" and generally takes moderately liberal economic positions.
It was founded in September 1974.[1] One of the prominent founding members is Gesine Schwan,[1] a former SPD candidate for the German Presidency. As of 2022[update], the group's spokespeople are Marja-Liisa Völlers, Dirk Wiese, and Uwe Schmidt.[2] The Circle is named after its long-standing meeting place, Seeheim (Bergstraße), just south of Frankfurt.
- ^ a b c Johannes Kahrs und Sandra Viehbeck (2005). "In der Mitte der Partei: Gründung, Geschichte und Wirken des Seeheimer Kreises (German)". Die Seeheimer e.V., Berlin. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- ^ "Die Seeheimer Sprecher". Seeheimer Kreis (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2022.