Green Katzelsdorf surprise with a strong election result!

Green Katzelsdorf surprise with a strong election result!

The local political landscapes show moving developments: During the first municipal council election of the "Green Katzelsdorf" in April 2024, Dominic Urban expressed joy about RESV. 15 percent of the votes that brought his team three mandates. The Greens position themselves as a serious new force in local politics and only separated 2.5 percentage points from the SPÖ, which exceeded its initial expectations, reports Noen.at

In the meantime, there is a completely different picture in East Germany, where the AfD and the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) benefit from the fact that voters are less bound to parties. According to 20min.ch , the Federal Government's East Commissioner, Carsten Schneider, does little parliamentary work and instead actively on villages and in small cities, which is an advantage for them, in the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia. A cooperation between the BSW and the AfD is considered unlikely, but Tina Rolle, the Thuringian candidate, expresses the desire not to ignore the topics of the AfD completely. "It can't go on like this," says her statement, which indicates the noticeable social division.

Wohingegen The Greens found their place in the municipal council in Katzelsdorf, the political atmosphere in East Germany remains volatile, and the struggle for votes becomes more intense, especially for the AfD. The area of ​​tension between the new and established forces illustrates the challenging conditions for the future political orientation in both regions.