Mayor election in Alsfeld: SPD desperately searches for candidates!

Mayor election in Alsfeld: SPD desperately searches for candidates!

in Alsfeld, on the last day of September, the deadline expired to report to the SPD as a candidate for mayor. However, not a single applicant has been found until this key date, which the Social Democrats presents with a major challenge. The mayoral election will take place on March 16, 2025, and the reigning head of the town hall, Stephan Paule from the CDU, has already announced that it would be elected again. His current term ends in September 2025, and he can probably count on the support of the majority factions up to the election.

The SPD has set itself the goal of bringing back the town hall and has motivated all interested members in a call on their website: "Storm the town hall". So far, however, this call has remained without a response. Dr. Christoph Stüber, the chairman of the local association, reported that Paule offered a conversation about future cooperation. However, support from the SPD for Paule appears unlikely due to the current situation, since the Social Democrats continue to search for their own candidate.

The political agenda of the SPD

In the most recent meeting, Maximilian Ziegler, the SPD member of the Landtag, and Patrick Krug, first district deputy and sub-district chairman, explained the current political situation to the members. Ziegler enfed the importance of promoting rural areas, since many support measures primarily favor urban areas. He mentioned an initiative of the CDU to create a position for rural areas in every ministry, which aims to put the challenges in rural regions in the light and find solutions.

Ziegler also spoke about the new version of the State Hunting Act, which from the SPD's point of view was necessary to achieve a fairer handling of the Wolfes in Hesse. The Federal Government recently approved the European Commission's application to reduce the protection status of the wolf from "strictly protected" to "protected", which makes it easier to cope with conflicts. The new hunting law determines the framework conditions in order to send grazing animal owners quick and unbureaucratic compensation if herd protection measures are not sufficient.

preparation for impending elections

he also mentioned the important role of education, especially the necessity that all children have to gain access to good school education regardless of their parents' financial background. Here he highlighted the investments in school policy in Lauterbach and Alsfeld.

In addition, the participants reported on the establishment of a uniform advertising app for all municipalities in the district area to ensure a consistent appearance by the SPD. This should help to better represent the political work of the parties in the region and to respond to the concerns of the citizens.

The SPD in Alsfeld sees itself before a very important election period, while at the same time fighting for a suitable candidate for the mayor's office. Information and developments on this topic are available at all times, and the members are asked to get more into political work.

More details on this topic can be found in a detailed report www.oberhessische-zeitung.de .