Candidate Rochade: Who is following Ramers in Euskirchen?

Candidate Rochade: Who is following Ramers in Euskirchen?

The political landscape in the district of Euskirchen is exciting, as both reigning district administrator Markus Ramers (SPD) and the CDU candidate Sabine Preiser-Marian are in the starting blocks for the district election in April. CDU boss Ingo Pfennings has today confirmed that Preiser-Marian will be officially proposed as a candidate on March 27, after having already had "good conversations" about her candidacy. In this context, Ramers expresses respect for the candidacy and emphasizes the previous successes of his term.

Markus Ramers, who has been in office since November 1, 2020, has already received his nomination from the Kreis-SPD and will again compete for the district council election. He deals with the challenges of the past four years in which crisis management was required. Now Ramers wants to initiate the design phase in the district house.

political differences and challenges

The CDU criticizes the increasing circular levy and health care in the district, while Ramers emphasizes the third-lowest circular levy in North Rhine-Westphalia and highlights the good installation of the district in population protection. Ute Stolz, the CDU parliamentary group leader, has also put pressure on the circle press office, which Ramers rejected by referring to the job plan.

The reactions to Ramers' candidacy are mixed. While FDP boss Frederik Schorn critically notes that Ramers could not implement many election campaign goals, he receives support from SPD boss Thilo Waasem. Ramers, on the other hand, sees himself as a non-partisan district administrator, but remains a clear SPD candidate. The parliamentary group leader of the UWV, Franz Troschke, praises Preiser-Marian's "good standing" and speaks for support.

candidacy and support

To support Preiser-Marian's candidacy, the CDU is looking for coalitions with the FDP, the UWV and the Greens. The co-chair of the Greens, Myriam Kemp, welcomed the candidacy, but remains cautious about support. A decision about a possible own candidacy of the Greens will be made in the general meeting in early April.

With regard to the upcoming election, it becomes clear that Ramers puts his experiences and successes in the foreground in coping with crisis. This includes, among other things, the reduced daycare fees and the future-oriented concept for the vocational colleges in the district. In the 2020 local election, Ramers already achieved 40.1 % of the votes in the first ballot and won the runoff election with 60.38 %, which underlines its fixed stand in the political landscape of Euskirchen.

Markus Ramers, born in 1986, has a long political career with municipal council work and has been deputy district administrator of the district since 2014. He lives with his family in Blankenheim-Freilingen, where he also grew up and his high school diploma, before he started studying and legal clerkship in Cologne and Weilerswist. His local political career and training as a teacher reflect his commitment to educational and social policy in a circle.

In this political race for the office of the district administrator, the support within the parties and the reactions of voters will be decisive. The district of Euskirchen is undoubtedly faced with an interesting choice in which continuity through Ramers and fresh wind will play a role through Preiser-Marian.