SPD heads of champions: focus on election campaign, not the candidate debate!

SPD heads of champions: focus on election campaign, not the candidate debate!

Magdeburg, Deutschland - The debate about the SPD candidate for chancellor in Saxony-Anhalt takes an exciting turn! While some voices are loud, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius bring into play as a more promising candidate to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, several SPD heads of champions are demanding a clear focus on the upcoming election campaign. Peter Dehn and Steffen Harnisch, chair of the city and district associations Halle and Wittenberg, emphasize that the content of the competitors should now be a priority.

In the past few days, local politicians and MPs have spoken out more for Pistorius, who performed much more popular in surveys than Scholz. Rüdiger Erben, SPD district chairman in Burgenlandkreis, reports of a wave of feedback that the defense minister sees as the more promising candidate for chancellor. But opinions within the party are divided. The topic is discussed in Magdeburg, but "on a small flame". Falko Grube, SPD chairman, warns against wasting valuable time in the election campaign with a debate that only benefits the political opponent.

election campaign instead of candidate debate

In the Salzlandkreis, it is pointed out that Scholz has already announced his renewed candidacy and emphasizes Pistorius to support the Chancellor. René Wölfer, SPD group chief, demands that the party focus on the differences to political competitors and offer concrete solutions. "That is far too short for me at the moment," said Wölfer. Time is pushing and the SPD has to decide whether it wants to get involved in a candidate debate or vigorously tackle the election campaign.