Schmidt as a top candidate: Hamburg's SPD starts the election campaign!

Schmidt as a top candidate: Hamburg's SPD starts the election campaign!

Hamburg, Deutschland - Wolfgang Schmidt, the close confidante of the Chancellor Olaf Scholz, faces a significant political change. The 54-year-old is nominated for the Bundestag election as the top candidate of the Hamburg SPD, like Welt.de reports . Schmidt, who has been working with Scholz for over 20 years and is currently head of the Chancellor, is to lead the Hamburg Social Democrats in the upcoming election campaign. A decision will be made this evening at a state representative meeting in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg.

This nomination could displace Schmidt, the incumbent Bundestag Vice President Aydan Özoğuz, who has been on the state list since 2013. While Schmidt is fighting for the direct mandate in Eimsbüttel, Özoğuz is considered a strong competitor who always won directly in Wandsbek in the last elections. - An area in which Schmidt, on the other hand, could have difficulties, such as wikipedia informed .

political career and plans

Wolfgang Schmidt, born in Hamburg in 1970, has had a remarkable political career. He started his career in the SPD youth organization and rose quickly by serving Scholz as a consultant. Since his appointment as head of chancellor in 2021, Schmidt has been seen as a key figure behind Scholz 'political course. He has made a name for himself in various ministerial positions, including the role of State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, and is considered a "shadow social minister" in the political landscape of Germany. Schmidt not only strives for a list position, but also a direct mandate to be represented in the next Bundestag.

On the proposal list of the SPD state board for the Bundestag election, prominent names such as Metin Hakverdi and Dorothee Martin are three to five, which should strengthen the position of the Hamburg SPD in the Bundestag. Schmidt, who could not build his constituency office over a longer period of time, hopes to win over voters while he has to assert himself against strong competitors in the Green Party.