German Social Democrats face local controversies and honor a former politician

The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is dealing with several local political issues. In Frankfurt, there are investigations into signatures collected for the election list of former mayor Peter Feldmann. In Nuremberg, the party's mayoral candidate, Ahmed, is facing strong criticism over campaign banners.

Separately, the SPD in the state of Hesse honored a member named Brosius-Gersdorf. The party also announced a policy initiative called the 'Deutschland-Korb' (Germany Basket). In other news, former SPD politician Marco Bülow has died.