On Saturday, the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (Socialist Equality Party, SGP) held its first election rally in Berlin-Spandau. Top candidate Christoph Vandreier and honorary chairman Ulrich Rippert spoke against tank deliveries to Ukraine and for an international movement against war. Here is a report on the rally.
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