The historically bad result of Bundestag election also has financial consequences for SPD. As federal Treasurer Dietmar Nietan said to newspapers of Editorial network Germany (RND), declining vote of electorate leads to a minus of one to a half million euros in budget. This could well have consequences for party’s life.

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“In a total budget of almost 40 million euros, one will have to decide in future how lush and how numerous events of party should be,” Nietan is quoted. The question will also be wher re should be more than eight major functionaries, or not two.

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The parties will receive in Germany for each valid vote for m between 83 cents and a euro as a state subsidy for each election. This is to support ir central role in political process. Fewer voters result in less revenue.

Schulz is fighting

At election of 24 September, SPD had 20.5 percent of its worst result since founding of Federal Republic. Since n, many parts of party have been calling for renewal – human, content and structural. SPD chief Martin Schulz is not spared from criticism, but his position is likely to be secure at least until Landtag election in Lower Saxony on 15 October. During an election campaign in Cuxhaven announced that historical defeat in Confederation would be fully reworked.