Security on Lübbecker Straße: Political debate before the election!

Security on Lübbecker Straße: Political debate before the election!

On May 8, 2025, Herford is dedicated to the upcoming local elections, which will be held on Sunday, September 13th. The current political developments and debates indicate that traffic safety, especially on Lübbecker Strasse, will be a central topic. The top candidates from the CDU and SPD have recently expressed their gratitude for fair use in the election campaign after the Bundestag election, which indicates a possibly different handling in the upcoming election campaign, as Westfalen-leaf reported

For the local elections, a total of seven people in Herford compete for the office of mayor. The competition is diverse, with candidates from six parties as well as three voters and a single applicant. The participating parties include the CDU, SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, the left, FDP and "the party". The voters are "Citizens for Herford" (BFH), "Herford Bürger Bündnis" (HBB) and "List 2004 - Initiative for Herford". Reinhard Hoffmann is the individual candidate.

candidate profile

The mayor candidates present themselves with different focuses and visions:

• Tim Kähler (SPD) : As a reigning mayor, he relies on investment policy, climate protection, the digitization of schools and on law and order.
• Anke Theisen (CDU) : It calls for a change of direction, more security and support for focus controls.
• Herbert Even (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) : His focus is on climate protection and social issues.
• inez déjà (Die Linke) : It is committed to good living and living conditions and calls for a municipal finance reform and a health system in a public sector.
• Stefan Kannegießer (the party) : He strives for the mayor's office and wants to fight against political disinterest and right.
• Richard Adriaans (List 2004) : His goal is to act against the planned construction area and to bring about a rethink in dealing with livelihood.
• Jürgen Josting (without a faction) : As an independent candidate, he criticizes the renovation of the new market and demands speed 30 in the city center.

All candidates were interviewed on relevant topics such as living, traffic development, climate protection and urban development. The great urge to provide information can also be seen in the over 10,000 applications for postal voting, whereby more than 7,000 Herford want to submit their vote by postal voting, such as the indicated.

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