23 January 2021, Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz: Alexander Schweitzer (m, SPD), SPD parliamentary party leader, addresses the delegates at the digital party conference. In the background, Roger Lewentz (l-r, SPD), Minister of the Interior of Rhineland-Palatinate, Doris Ahnen (SPD), Minister of Finance of Rhineland-Palatinate, Sabine Batzing-Lichtenthaler (SPD), Minister of Social Affairs of Rhineland-Palatinate, and Daniel Stich (SPD), State General Secretary, sit at the party conference. The SPD Rhineland-Palatinate wants to adopt the government program for the 2021 state elections at a digital party conference. Only the presidium of the SPD Rhineland-Palatinate is on site in Hall 45. The delegates will be connected from home. The state election is scheduled to take place on 14 March 2021. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa