Voting Process - Nitzsche Obtains Key Post in Leading Thuringian Metropolis for FDP Party
Since 2018, Nitzsche has been serving as the mayor of Jena. He gained widespread recognition when he enforced the first mask requirement in a large city during the initial stages of the Coronavirus pandemic. Lützkendorf is an employee at the environmentally-friendly Thuringian Ministry of Justice. Notably, Jena is the only municipality in the free cities and districts of Thuringia with a politician from the FDP party in charge.
Jena, the city known for its universities, has about 111,000 residents. It's a significant scientific hub in Thuringia. Along with Friedrich Schiller University, several other research centers are based here. The city is also home to economic giants like Jenoptik.
