After the municipal election - The President of the District Assembly in LUP and NWM were re-elected
The Presidents of the District Councils of Ludwigslust-Parchim and Nordwestmecklenburg, Olaf Steinberg and Thomas Grote, have been re-elected for the next five years.
At the constituent session of the Ludwigslust-Parchim District Council in Parchim, Steinberg received 67 votes. He was the only candidate. There were no votes against him, only two abstentions. At the constituent session of the Nordwestmecklenburg District Council, Grote, also CDU, received 45 "yes" and twelve "no" votes as the only candidate. Three representatives abstained.
First Deputy President of the Ludwigslust-Parchim District Council is the SPD politician Ute Lindenau. Second Deputy President was elected in a secret ballot, the AfD man Tobias Pontow. He received the most votes, 34, in this round of voting. The AfD has 19 seats in the Ludwigslust-Parchim District Council and is the second strongest faction after the CDU with 20 representatives. SPD and Linke have merged to form the third largest faction. They have 19 members.
In the upcoming Municipal election in Northwest Mecklenburg, the CDU aims to maintain its position as the strongest political force, following their success in the previous district council election.
The SDP, having merged with Linke in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, is looking to increase its influence in the Municipal election, particularly in the Commune of Wismar.
Parchim, known as the capital of the Ludwigslust-Parchim District, has seen a steady political landscape, with the CDU holding significant power in both the district council and the municipal council.
Steinberg, the President of the Ludwigslust-Parchim District Council, expressed his gratitude for the trust placed in him at the constituent session, recognizing that politics is a team effort.
Grote, the CDU President of the Nordwestmecklenburg District Council, emphasized the importance of maintaining good relations with neighboring districts like Ludwigslust-Parchim, for the overall development and wellbeing of the region.
Despite the CDU's stronghold in Ludwigslust-Parchim District, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerged as the second strongest faction, promising to bring a new perspective to district politics.
