Constituency 206: ten candidates approved for Ludwigshafen/Frankenthal!

Constituency 206: ten candidates approved for Ludwigshafen/Frankenthal!

On Friday, January 24, 2025, the district election committee announced that ten election proposals for constituency 206, which comprises the cities of Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Frankenthal, were approved. This communication comes from Mayor Dr. Nicolas Meyer, who acts as a district election manager. All submitted proposals have met the legal requirements and were approved in accordance with Section 26 Paragraph 1 of the Federal Election Act, provided the associated state list is also approved, such as mrn-news.de

The approved candidates are:

• SPD: Christian Willi Schreider, lawyer, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
• CDU: Sertac Bilgin, nursing manager, Dannstadt-Schauerheim
• Greens: Dr. Armin Jürgen Grau, doctor, altrip
• FDP: Eric von Nagel, Dipl.-Betriebswirt (BA), Ludwigshafen am Rhein
• AfD: Dr. Stefan Scheil, historian, publicist, Neuhofen
• Free voters: Hans Gerd Arndt, Pensioner, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
• Die Linke: Jonas Leibig, temporary worker, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
• volt: Burak Bağiş, branch manager, Frankenthal (Pfalz)
• Bündnis Germany: Timo Weber, software developer, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
• BSW: Jan Alexander Mohammad, IT consultant, Ludwigshafen am Rhein

important election information

The election day for the Bundestag election is February 23, 2025. On this day, the polling stations are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Election notifications will be sent by February 2 at the latest. In order to take part in the election, postal voting documents can be requested online from January 20, 2025. The deadline for applying for electoral certificates ends on February 21 at 3 p.m. It is of great importance that all postal voting documents are received by the city administration of Frankenthal by 6 p.m. Further information is on the official website www.frankenthal.de/wahlen available.

Hans Gerd Arndt, the direct candidate of the Free Voters for this constituency, was elected on December 28, 2024 during a establishment meeting in Schifferstadt. He received 100% approval from the members of the constituency. Arndt is not only active in local politics, but also holds the position of deputy mayor in Ludwigshafen-Gartenstadt. With his far-reaching network within the free voter party, he is intensively committed to the debt of the cities and municipalities and is ready to represent the interests of the citizens of his constituency, so fwrlp.de .

local elections and their relevance

The upcoming elections are embedded in the context of regular local elections in Rhineland-Palatinate. These elections take place every five years, and the next election date is scheduled for June 9, 2024. The voters decide on the composition of local advisory boards, city and association councils as well as district councils. In addition, the Palatinate District Day is also elected in this context. This information illustrates the importance of political participation at the municipal level in the region, as described on Wahlen.rlp.de