Benedikt Eikmanns: Volt candidate for the 2025 Bundestag election!

Benedikt Eikmanns: Volt candidate for the 2025 Bundestag election!

On January 28, 2025, Benedikt Eikmanns was admitted to the upcoming Bundestag election as a direct candidate of the Volt party for constituency 187. The 33-year-old Bensheimer successfully exceeded the required hurdle of 200 signatures with a total of 257 collected signatures. In addition to him, seven other candidates, including Sven Wingerter (SPD), Dr. Michael Meister (CDU) and Evelyn Berg (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), recognized by the district election committee. This marks an important step for Eikmanns and Volt, who actively strive for a voice in the Bundestag.

EIKMANNS focuses on digitization and social justice and plans several dialogue events in the coming days to get in touch with the voters. On February 1, 2025, he will both run an information stand in Heppenheim and organize a meet & greet in Café Jardin in Bensheim. Another opportunity to meet Eikmanns exists on February 8, 2025 in Lampertheim, where another information stand is planned. These events aim to inform the citizens about their political views and to promote an open dialogue.

training and professional career

Benedikt Eikmanns completed an interdisciplinary study in business administration, electrical engineering and political science and attended educational institutions in Munich, Paris and Barcelona. He also advised ministries and organizations on digital transformation processes and worked in research on decentralized financial treatments at the Technical University of Munich. His establishment of a company in the area of ​​decentralized financial technology illustrates its commitment in this dynamic sector.

EIKMANNS is committed to extensive digital education and the protection of fundamental rights in the digital space. His political style is based on pragmatism and dialogue, which means that he wants to actively promote innovative technologies in rural and urban regions. The Volt party has already collected over 45,000 signatures nationwide, which is almost twice as many as necessary. In Hessen, Volt has collected more than 3,000 signatures, a sign of increasing encouragement.

perspectives for volt

The admission of Benedikt Eikmann's as a direct candidate not only marks an individual success, but is also part of Volt Germany's larger ambitions to establish itself as a serious political force in the Bundestag. Kasimir Nämfroh, state chairman of Volt, was optimistic about the election chances of the party. In view of the overwhelming encouragement that Eikmann has experienced during his collection of signatures, Volt could actually have the opportunity to move into the Bundestag.