Status: 05/15/2023 06:00 a.m
Five men and one woman want to head the state capital, incumbent Rico Badenschier (SPD) wants to stay there. NDR editor Sabine Frömel took almost all the candidates with her in the car before the election and questioned them on the way. What problems do you see in Schwerin and what are your solutions?
On June 4th, a new mayor will be elected in Schwerin. Five candidates are up against incumbent Rico Badenschier (SPD). They all have different ideas about Schwerin.
Regina Dorfmann, Alliance 90/The Greens
Regina Dorfmann (57) is the only woman on the candidate list. She has been a Greens member of the city council since 2014. Three years ago she became leader of her parliamentary group. Born in Ratzeburg, has lived in Schwerin for 26 years, works in Lübeck. In the video, she reveals where her journey should go next:
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Leif-Erik Holm, AfD
Leif-Erik Holm (52) wants to become the first AfD mayor of a state capital. He wants to take on “responsibility at the municipal level” for the AfD. Should he be elected mayor, he would resign from the Bundestag, said Holm. What would change under his responsibility in Schwerin:
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Martin Steinitz, City and Cultural Protection Action Group (ASK)
Martin Steinitz (33) has been a member of the city council for ASK since November. He calls for more citizen participation in decision-making processes. “What do you want? Where do you feel like it?” He wants to ask the people of Schwerin more often. We asked him what he wanted:
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Rico Badenschier, SPD
The incumbent stands again. During the election campaign, Rico Badenschier (44) demands that Schwerin continue to reduce its mountain of debt. What he is proud of and what he wants to tackle in his second term:
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Daniel Trepsdorf, Die Linke
Daniel Trepsdorf (46) is chairman of the city faction of the left and works in the regional center for democratic culture West Mecklenburg. Born in Brandenburg, he moved to Schwerin in 2012. He wants to stop the “widening gap between rich and poor”. In addition, Schwerin is to become a university and educational location. And he wants to reopen the television tower. You can see in the video where we are going with it:
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Thomas Tweer, independent
The failed settlement of the chip manufacturer Intel and the unsuccessful attempts to establish a state university in Schwerin would have motivated him to run for the post of head of administration: Thomas Tweer (54) is currently managing director of the West Mecklenburg-Schwerin Diakonie and a member of the presidium of the regional business association. Tweer sees himself as a middle-class candidate. He is non-party and is supported by the CDU, FDP and the Independent Citizens. In an interview, he reveals his plans for the economy in Schwerin:
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Read the full interviews:
What moves Schwerin?
What do the people of Schwerin want? Do the candidates have the right topics? We asked what really moves Schwerin. The answers are here:
VIDEO: Mayoral election Schwerin: That moves the residents (3 min)
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