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Party general secretary Klaus Ernst presides over his first Congress since being elected in early 2022.

EAST BERLIN - This weekend, delegates of the the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) have gathered at the Palace of the Republic in East Berlin, to determine the future of their party, and their country. As they do so, delegates from such countries as Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba, Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Russia, Belarus, Transnistria, China, Great Britain, India, Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, Laos, Vietnam, Waiku, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have also gathered to attend the Congress as honored guests. President Vladimir Putin, most notably, was scheduled to attend and deliver an Address to the Congress, but was forced to cancel his attendance. His speech was instead delivered by the Russian ambassador to the German Democratic Republic, Sergei Nechaev.

The Congress was opened by General Secretary Klaus Ernst on Saturday the 25th of June, whom began by stating his intention to recommit the Party to the principles of Marxist-Leninist theory, while also considering the modern socioeconomic conditions that the GDR finds itself in. Comrade Ernst declared that the Socialist Unity Party must view itself as the inheritor of the responsibility to advance Socialism in Europe, and that the driving force of this proccess must be the complete cooperation and coordination of all organs within the Party.

Furthermore, Ernst unveiled his plan to give workers more control, by giving them the opportunity and ability to elect worker's councils for each enterprise in the GDR, on an annual basis. These councils would have to work alongside each enterprise's managerial board, and would be able to determine wages, regular working hours, and criteria for bonuses. However, at the same time, all such determinations will need to be approved by the state, and the so-called 'wage tariff system' would continue to stay in place as a counterbalance.

Next came comrade Gennady Zyuganov, the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, whom has served in that capacity since 1993. G.A. Zyuganov gave an Address, in which he roundly praised the German Democratic Republic for having the courage and strength to resist the abandonment of socialism, and for have clarity of mind to reinterpret, and reimagine Leninism for the 21st century. The General Secretary criticized the Russian government for the mass privatization of the 1990s, and for Russia's declining agricultural production in more recent times. He also voiced outrage at the lack of state support for rural regions.

"My dear comrades of the German Democratic Republic", Zyuganov said in part, "Our parties have always served the people and the state. My personal point of view is that without a strong central state, the country of the working people cannot exist. You have managed, against great odds I must tell you, to ensure that the working class in your country has a strong Party to guide them, a vast country to nurture them, and a great idea to inspire them. Comrades, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation draws great inspiration from your successes. Indeed, if the USSR had modified its politics and adopted the East German model, our great country would not have disappeared. You were able to change as the times changed without shedding your Leninist principles, and for that, the Socialist Unity Party of Germany deserves great praise".

Other speakers included the likes of Aliaksiej Sokal, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus; Roman Golovchenko, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus; José Ventura, the Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba; Wu Hongbo, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the German Democratic Republic and; Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the U.K. Labour Party.

The second day of the Congress continues on Sunday, June the 26th.

EAST BERLIN - On the second day of the Extraordinary 20th Congress of the Socialist Unity Party, delegates have been voting on various issues, hearing from esteemed Party comrades on the work that is being done on behalf of the worker's and peasant's state, and have engaged in vigorous discussions both within the Congress hall, and around the city.

The CC - SED Report and the Party objectives was delivered by comrade Dr. Dietmar Bartsch, whom stood in as comrade General Secretary Klaus Ernst personally gave a tour of schools, factories, farms, and various other enterprises in and around the Capital of the GDR, to the delegates from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In this way, the Secretariat has hoped to be able to dissuade the government of the DPRK from retaining its ultra-hardline Jucheist stance, and instead begin taking action to initiate neccessary economic, military, and political reforms which are believed to considerably benefit the people of the DPRK, and ease tensions in the region.

Comrade Marschall der DDR Franz Heinrich Richter, Minister of National Defense of the GDR, also gave an Address before the delegates of the Congress. In it, he briefed the delegates on the status of the Volksarmee Special Military Operations in Donbas, and communicated the need for further investment in the military. Comrade Marschall Richter also declared that the Volksmarine was effectively being converted into a true, bluewater navy; with heavy investment coming in the form of purchases of new equipment, new warships, and modern technology from fraternal nations such as Russia, Belarus, Vietnam, and Waiku. He emphasized the need to fight against Fascism wherever it raises its head, which he described as being an intolerable menace to all of Humanity. Stating things bluntly, Marschall der DDR Richter said "As we speak, comrades, the Nationale Volksarmee is liberating the people of the Donbas from the evils of fascist tyranny. Together with our allies, Russia and Belarus, we are fighting to restore the people's rights. As Germans, it is our sacred duty to destroy all fascist regimes, their Braunhemden-bataillonen, their influence, and their ability to bear arms against their neighbors. It is a responsibility which we must not cast away lightly, and I can assure you, that the Nationale Volksarmee is doing no such thing".

Comrade General Secretary Ernst was unanimously reelected as general secretary by the Party delegates, and the 20th Central Committee has been nominated. Membership of the 20th Central Committee will be voted upon on the 27th of June.