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Young voices for Odenwald: Jusos defend themselves against merger!
Sören Bartol and Rekha Krings emphasize the rejuvenation of the SPD in the Odenwald district. Jusos are campaigning against the merger with Bergstrasse.
Young voices for Odenwald: Jusos defend themselves against merger!
There was a lively meeting of the Odenwald SPD in Breuberg last Tuesday, which brought a lot of momentum to the matter. Sören Bartol, the chairman of the SPD-Hesse, did not take long to reveal in his welcoming speech that the Odenwälder SPD is particularly young compared to other sub-districts. Among the listeners was Rekha Krings, the co-chair of the SPD Odenwald district, who spoke enthusiastically about the new faces in the party and praised the commitment of the Jusos Odenwald. “This is a strong sign for our future,” she emphasized.
What is particularly pleasing is the fact that, with Konrad Kißling as co-chairman as well as Niklas Kirsch and Dominique Deutsch, several young members have taken on responsibility in the Odenwälder SPD. This makeover is not only a breath of fresh air, but also a clear positioning of the party for the challenges ahead.
Jusos speak out against merger
A current topic that is of great concern to the Odenwald Young Socialists (Jusos) is the possible merger of Bergstrasse and Odenwaldkreis. These plans really go against the grain of the Jusos. The Juso district chairmen, Franziska Böhm from Beerfelden, Roger Nisch and Raoul Giebenhain from Bad König, spoke loudly the SPD Fränkisch-Crumbach clear concerns about such a merger. “We want to maintain the Odenwaldkreis’s independence and not subordinate ourselves to a higher-level administration,” explains Böhm.
The Jusos' arguments against the merger are diverse and serious. They fear massive job cuts and drastically increased travel distances for citizens to the offices. In addition, the Odenwald district, with its almost 100,000 inhabitants, would remain in the shadow of the larger Bergstrasse district. There are also fears that the administrative headquarters in Erbach will be given up and instead relocated to the Bergstrasse district. “Such savings hit the Odenwälder administration and thus our citizens hard,” said Nisch.
The Jusos are combative and have set themselves the goal of maintaining the independence of the district. “We will not simply submit and demand a clearer policy for the Odenwald district,” affirms Giebenhain.
The current movement in the Odenwald SPD and the passionate debate about the future of the Odenwald district are making people sit up and take notice. It will be exciting to see what decisions will be made in the coming months and how the younger generations will be heard in politics.