Özdemir as a top candidate: Green Party is looking for the next victory!

Özdemir as a top candidate: Green Party is looking for the next victory!

On Saturday, May 23, 2025, a decisive party congress of the Greens will take place in Heidenheim, where Cem Özdemir is to be postulated as a top candidate for the 2026 state election. At the same time, VfB Stuttgart plays in the DFB Cup final against Arminia Bielefeld in Berlin, where Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann and CDU rival Manuel Hagel are also present in the Olympic Stadium. Özdemir, who must be present at the party conference, will have the opportunity to only occasionally follow the game on a large screen.

This party congress is a significant platform for Özdemir because it first appears before the party base in order to underpin his claim to the successor of Kretschmann. The Prime Minister has already announced that it will no longer start what the political landscape in Baden-Württemberg will change. Meanwhile, the CDU named Manuel Hagel as its top candidate.

Current surveys and political landscape

The current surveys show that the Greens are 20 percent behind the CDU with 31 percent. The AfD has developed an increase in 19 percent, while the left also increases to 7 percent, which was previously below 3 percent. The SPD is at 10 percent and the FDP 5 percent, such as swp reported.

The voters preferably manifest themselves in the question of the future prime minister: 39 percent would choose Özdemir, while only 18 percent support hail. These numbers give Özdemir a certain advantage, although within the green fears there are fears to win beyond the green nuclear clientele. The high support of 89 percent of the Greens supporters for Özdemir contrasts with the only 41 percent of the CDU voters who support hail

expectations and challenges

The Green Youth has great expectations of Özdemir, especially in the area of ​​climate protection and social security. In addition, his awareness in the electorate is high: 48 percent of those surveyed praise his work. In comparison, Kretschmann receives 61 percent, while Hagel only reaches 21 percent, such as dawum summarized.