2024-08-01 23:55:08
Politics

Political Strategies in Key German Elections

In Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, Wolfgang Schmidt aims to reclaim the SPD direct mandate lost to the Greens in 2021, succeeding Niels Annen. Meanwhile, Brandenburg's Minister President, Dietmar Woidke, ties his political future to an SPD victory over the AfD, emphasizing achievements like the Lausitz Medical University and Cottbus Railway Works.

Woidke's strategy veers from 2017, focusing less on Chancellor Scholz's support. The SPD also targets improved performance in postal voting.

The elections feature a diverse field, including Sahra Wagenknecht's alliance, CDU's Jan Redmann, and AfD's Hans-Christoph Berndt.

DER SPIEGEL
1. August 2024 um 14:39

Wolfgang Schmidt: Head of the Chancellery wants to regain the SPD direct mandate in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel - DER SPIEGEL

Politics
The Head of the Chancellery and SPD politician Wolfgang Schmidt, a close confidant of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, wants to recapture the direct mandate in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, which the SPD lost to the Greens in 2021. The previous SPD candidate Niels Annen, Minister of State and Parliamentary State Secretary, will not run again. Schmidt, who has been a member of FC St. Pauli for over 30 years, was previously a referent, state councilor and state secretary under Scholz, also in the Grand Coalition...
n-tv.de
1. August 2024 um 22:37

"Goal: to win against the AfD": Woidke will only continue if the SPD wins the election - n-tv.de

Politics
Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke links his political fate to an election victory of the SPD. Surveys see the AfD in the lead, but Woidke relies on his popularity. The SPD politician has been the head of government for over 10 years; his predecessor was Matthias Platzeck. In addition to the AfD, Sahra Wagenknecht's alliance as well as CDU top candidate Jan Redmann and AfD candidate Hans-Christoph Berndt are also running.
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