Schumacher Honorary: Mayor gives astonishing explanation!

Schumacher Honorary: Mayor gives astonishing explanation!

A remarkable turn has arisen in the case of the Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher, because his hometown Kerpen refuses to honor honorary citizenship. The mayor Dieter Spürck said that Kerpen currently had no honorary rules that would enable such an honor at all. This information comes from a report by Krone , which evaluated the failure of the city in this matter. At a council meeting in March 2024 it was suggested to deal with the topic of honorary citizenship, but since then all efforts seem to have stalled.

Frustration about this decision becomes particularly clear by the violent criticism of Michael Schumacher's brother, Ralf Schumacher. Ralf was angrily commenting on the ignorance of politics and did his doctorate on social media: "Performance is apparently no longer important!" This outrage was also made by focus Benefithed after Kerpen's city policy found in a sobering discussion that you have "other construction sites" and that a decision about honorary citizenship does not enjoy a top priority. SPD parliamentary group leader Andreas Lipp and Greens representative Peter Abels expressed their skepticism about possible appointments, which seems to finally be pushed away from their agenda.

The question remains for many why a city who has produced such an outstanding athlete and world champion like Michael Schumacher does not allow him to recognize. Since the political will for the introduction of an honorary order is still pending and there is no application to award honorary citizenship, it remains unclear whether the situation will change in the near future.