Habeck is running again: Who has the best chances in the Flensburg-Schleswig constituency?
Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck is running again for the Bundestag in the Flensburg-Schleswig constituency in 2025.
Habeck is running again: Who has the best chances in the Flensburg-Schleswig constituency?
In Germany, Federal Economics Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck of the Green Party announced that he wants to run again as a member of the Bundestag for the Flensburg-Schleswig constituency in 2025. He announced this information in an application video on his website. Now a Green Party constituency meeting needs to be confirmed in November to officially set it up.
Robert Habeck has represented the Flensburg-Schleswig constituency in the Bundestag for three years. In the last federal election in 2021, he was able to prevail with 28.1 percent of the first votes. In addition to the city of Flensburg, the constituency also includes the Schleswig-Flensburg district and is therefore of regional importance because it combines various political interests.
candidates from other parties
Petra Nicolaisen will again be running for the CDU. The Wanderuper was nominated as a candidate by her party on September 30th in Eggebek. She took second place in the last election with 23.4 percent of the vote and entered the Bundestag via the state list in 2021. Her political experience could be an advantage for her in the upcoming election campaign.
On the other hand, the Social Democrats have chosen Johanna Selbert as their new candidate. She was nominated at the SPD meeting on September 28th in Tarp. Selbert, a lawyer and sociologist, currently works at the IHK in Flensburg. In the last election, the SPD fell behind the Greens and the CDU with 21.8 percent of the vote, and now it is hoped that a new candidate will bring a breath of fresh air to the election campaign.
The meeting of these different candidates and their strategies will have a major impact on the political landscape in Flensburg-Schleswig. Voters can expect an exciting election campaign, which could also have an impact on the future formation of a government. To find out more about developments in Schleswig-Holstein and the candidacies, Click here.
Due to the dynamics and new constellations of candidates, the coming months will be exciting as the parties prepare for the upcoming elections. The decision as to who will ultimately win the race remains to be seen.