SPD Baden-Württemberg starts the campaign battle with 70 candidates!

SPD Baden-Württemberg starts the campaign battle with 70 candidates!

Fellbach, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland - In Fellbach, the SPD Baden-Württemberg presented its political team for the upcoming state election 2026 last week. On October 21, 2023, the list was decided with 70 candidates, including 33 women and 37 men. The Social Democrats want to set a strong sign of equality and hope for a convincing move into the new state parliament. SPD state chairman Andreas Stoch described this moment as historical because the group in the upcoming legislative period as many women as men are represented.

"We are ready for the election campaign and have a team that convinces," said Stoch at the performance. He sees the next eight months as challenging, with a clear goal in mind: the move into the government after the SPD has been in the opposition for more than ten years. "We do not want to line up behind the Greens or the AfD, but start to catch up," continued the parliamentary group leader.

strong top candidate and clear topics

Stoch, who also served as Minister of Culture from 2013 to 2016, was with overwhelming 94.6 Percent voted votes elected to be top candidate. He emphasized that the topics of jobs, living and especially education will be at the center of the election campaign. "We have not seen any progress in the past nine years when it comes to the quality of life of people," he criticized the inactivity of the current state government.

The SPD strives to increase its share of around 10 percent again. In the last state election 2021, the party cut off 11 percent. In order to regain the voters: back on the inside, the SPD wants to focus on important concerns that concern people on site, such as the that have affected the feeling of security.