Hamburg’s First Mayor, Peter Tschentscher, plans to focus on local SPD politicians and regional issues during the election campaign for the Hamburg state parliament, rather than seeking support from federal politics.
The Hamburg SPD has an “overwhelming program and the right personnel” the Social Democrat said to the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland” (Christmas Eve editions). Along with the candidates for the state parliament, the party’s senators are part of the equation. “They are well-known in Hamburg, have a good reputation, and an outstanding record of their work” Tschentscher said. “In this sense, the SPD in Hamburg, as in previous elections, is running an independent Hamburg election campaign, and is not reliant on federal politicians.”
In the upcoming election campaign for the state parliament, which takes place a week after the federal election, the Hamburg SPD plans to put the state politics and the special themes of the city-state in the spotlight, “so that the Hamburg election remains a clear decision on the future of politics in the Hanseatic city” Tschentscher emphasized.
The First Mayor praised Olaf Scholz as a “strong federal chancellor” who has led the country through difficult times in a challenging political constellation. “He is always welcome in Hamburg. Politics at the federal and state levels are interconnected in many areas.