New life for Germersheim: Free voters found district association!

New life for Germersheim: Free voters found district association!

The free voters launched the "Germersheim district association" on March 29, 2025. This foundation took place as part of a meeting, which was held under the direction of the district chairman Dominik Stihler. The Mayor of Wörther Steffen Weiß was unanimously elected chairman, while Armin Lutzke, city council in Germersheim, takes over the position of deputy chairman.

honorable guests and strong messages

The founding event attracted many guests of honor, including MEP Joachim Streit and State Member Helge Schwab. Dispute welcomed the foundation and the unanimous election of the new board, while Schwab emphasized the importance of this initiative for the local political landscape. Christian Zöpfchen, state chairman of the Free Voters, emphasized the growing relevance of the free voters in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The establishment of this new structure aims to intensify the political work in the district and to promote independent local politics. The members also bring many years of experience from local politics, which gives the new association a solid basis.

The development of free voters in Rhineland-Palatinate

The State Association of Free Voters, which has existed since the 1970s, supports 176 member associations with around 10,000 members. He acts as a umbrella organization for the free and independent voters in the municipalities and does not take part in elections themselves. Instead, the state association focuses on supporting member associations, particularly in local elections, which is an important task.

In the 2014 local elections, the free voters in Rhineland-Palatinate achieved the third best result according to the CDU and SPD with 10.6 % of the votes. They won numerous mandates in the independent cities and district days, which illustrates the strength and presence of this movement.

Free voters campaign for a factual and citizen -related local politics, an orientation that will also be promoted in the future by the new "District Association Germersheim". With a reform of their statutes in the 1980s, they headed against bureaucratization and campaigned for strengthening municipal self -government, which is still the guidelines of their actions.

Overall, the foundation of the "District Association Germersheim" represents a significant step in the development of free voters in Rhineland-Palatinate and underlines their commitment to local issues.