Backnang in election fever: Parties fight for seats in the municipal council!

Backnang in election fever: Parties fight for seats in the municipal council!

Backnang, Deutschland - Preparations for the local elections on June 9, 2024 take up speed. In Neunkirchen, the upcoming election of the ÖVP causes a stir: The list comprises 71 candidates, including the former mayor Herbert Osterbauer. Despite his name on the list, Osterbauer waves and emphasizes: "There will certainly be no comeback from me in the local council," as the NÖN reports.

In the meantime, the planning of the parties in Backnang also run at full speed. The deadline for submitting the election proposals ends on March 28th. The CDU provides the strongest faction with seven members, and the list is already set up, as group leader Ute Ulfert announces. Six out of seven city councils compete again, but there will be changes: Gerhard Ketterer withdraws from the committee after over 40 years. In the Greens, who are currently holding five seats in the municipal council, the list is decided on February 9, whereby the search for suitable candidates was not easy.

candidate mix and perspectives

The SPD relies on proven faces such as parliamentary group leader Heinz Franke, who continues to run for a seat. The well -known ice cream parlor operator Rosa Moriello is also among the new names. In the new participants of the Citizens' Forum, their own list with Charlotte Klinghoffer and her husband is emerging, while the AfD relies on the dentist Steffen Balz as possible top candidates. Other voters also show interest that political competition promises to be exciting, as the Backnanger Kreiszeitung reports.

The interest in the positions in the local council grows, and the deadlines are moving closer. With a diverse selection of candidates and a wide range of political approaches, it becomes all the more important to understand and accept the will to voters. The next few months could be decisive for the political landscape in Neunkirchen and Backnang while the elections are approaching.