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Schmidt as the top candidate: Hamburg's SPD starts the election campaign!
Head of the Chancellery Wolfgang Schmidt will be the Hamburg SPD's top candidate for the 2025 federal election. Decisions today.
Schmidt as the top candidate: Hamburg's SPD starts the election campaign!
Wolfgang Schmidt, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's close confidant, is facing a significant political change. The 54-year-old is nominated as the Hamburg SPD's top candidate for the federal election Welt.de reports. Schmidt, who has worked with Scholz for over 20 years and is currently head of the Chancellery, is expected to lead the Hamburg Social Democrats in the coming election campaign. A decision will be made this evening at a state representative meeting in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg.
With this nomination, Schmidt could displace 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, having always won directly in Wandsbek in the last elections. – an area in which Schmidt, on the other hand, could have difficulties, like Wikipedia informs.
Political career and plans
Wolfgang Schmidt, born in Hamburg in 1970, has had a remarkable political career. He began his career in the SPD youth organization and quickly rose through the ranks, serving as an advisor to Scholz. Since his appointment as head of the Chancellery in 2021, Schmidt has been seen as a key figure behind Scholz's 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 German political landscape. Schmidt is now not only aiming for a place on the list, but also a direct mandate to be represented in the next Bundestag.
Prominent names such as Metin Hakverdi and Dorothee Martin are in third to fifth place on the SPD state executive's list of suggestions for the federal election, which is intended to strengthen the position of the Hamburg SPD in the Bundestag. Schmidt, who was unable to build his constituency office over a long period of time, hopes to win over voters while facing strong competitors in the Green Party.