From Zero to Hero? The Rise of Olaf Scholz and the SPD

• Published in: German politics and society Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 127 - 147
• Main Authors: Turner, Ed, Vampa, Davide, Scantamburlo, Matthias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Berghahn Books, Inc 22.09.2022
• Subjects: 2021 AD; Analysis; Coalition governments; Economic policy; Elections; International relations; Liberalization; Organizational structure; Pandemics; Pluralism; Political leadership; Political parties; Polls & surveys; Scholz, Olaf; Social democracy; Social democratic parties; Social justice; Social science research; Voters; Germany

Germany's Social Democratic Party, the SPD, was in government between 2013 and 2021, but until just weeks before the federal election of 2021, its electoral prospects seemed poor. The party was able to turn things around and surge, in the final period of the campaign, to a remarkable victory. T...