SPD top candidate Stoch: Ideas for a strong and fair Baden-Württemberg

SPD top candidate Stoch: Ideas for a strong and fair Baden-Württemberg

On Saturday, July 6, 2025, Andreas Stoch will be elected as the SPD's top candidate. Stoch, who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2009 and served as Minister of Education from 2011 to 2016, has clear visions for the future of his party and the country. On the one hand, he sees the need to establish a strong SPD that can score points with its ideas at a time when the CDU has over 30% and the Greens around 20% of the vote in surveys. Against the tailwind of Winfried Kretschmann, who will no longer run, he plans to make the SPD an active voice in the country through open dialogue and clever strategies. Staatsanzeiger reports that ...

“The SPD has better ideas for the country,” emphasizes Stoch. He attaches great importance to social cohesion, maintaining jobs and access to affordable housing. In order to promote the climate-friendly restructuring of the economy, he is calling for a so-called transformation billion. Stoch has a good knack for generating investment impulses, even if they have to be based on debt. Structural change is important to him and he strives to improve the location conditions for companies as well as the transfer of knowledge and technology from universities. These measures are ultimately intended to help secure jobs in the automotive industry, which he criticizes as being particularly backward in implementing the drive transition.

Political passion and commitment

Stoch not only brings political experience, but also personal passion. As a father of three and a fan of FC Heidenheim, he is firmly anchored in his heart. The committed politician also has a podcast called “Soundcheck Politics”, which appears every two weeks. There he discusses current political challenges with interesting guests from various areas. The topics are usually an exciting mix of politics and music, which shows that Stoch as a person also has a lot to offer outside of the political framework. If you would like to listen, you can find the podcast on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Feedback and topic requests are warmly welcome!

But Stoch also knows that the SPD's poll numbers for the federal election are currently not exactly brilliant at 14.6%. Compared to the old federal states, the value is somewhat higher, while the new federal states tend to decline. He sees that approval in Thuringia and Saxony falls well below 10%. In order to enable cooperation with other democratic parties, Stoch clearly has the goal of making the SPD as strong as possible. Dawum.de shows that…

The current political situation is more exciting than ever. Stoch is facing a challenge that is not only politically relevant, but also socially relevant. He is critical of the current state government's handling of issues such as education and housing. His perspective on innovation and the need for active industrial policy will be an important part of his campaign in the coming weeks. He succeeded to the greatest extent in emphasizing trusting cooperation with the SPD leadership and looking forward to the discussion within the party.