A home game with an open outcome: What Özdemir is focusing on in the election campaign
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Green Party Campaign in Baden-Württemberg 2026Cem Özdemir leads the Greens with an economic focus for the March 8, 2026 state election in Baden-Württemberg.
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- The Greens adopted a state election program emphasizing economic policy as their main priority.
- Cem Özdemir is the lead candidate, presenting himself as an experienced politician connected to his home region.
- Despite trailing CDU and AfD in polls, the party enjoys unified support from Minister-President Kretschmann and its members.
- Climate protection is deprioritized in favor of economic concerns to attract voters amid challenging conditions.
It will be the election campaign of our lives. It will be the election campaign of my life.— Cem Özdemir, during his speech at the Green Party congress in Ludwigsburg.
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