On March 15, 14 candidates applied for the office of Mayor of Munich. We have presented them with a questionnaire. Here answers Thomas Lechner (left).
- 14 candidates apply for the office of Mayor of Munich in the municipal election on March 15
- We submitted a questionnaire to the men and women to make some basic positions comparable
- Here we introduce you to left candidate Thomas Lechner
- +++ Survey hammer for the OB election in Munich: There is a clear favorite +++
Munich - there are more than ever! 14 candidates * apply for the office of Mayor of Munich in the municipal election on March 15. A total of 1,116,442 people - 572,380 women and 544,062 men - are invited to vote. The number of eligible voters increased by almost 30,000 compared to 2014.
Who do you choose for the new OB? Is a woman taking the executive chair in the town hall for the first time? And would this break the long line of SPD OBs? After all, after the Second World War there was only one head of the town hall who was not a member of the comrades.
We presented the candidate * questionnaire to make positions comparable: what visions are there, what is the heart beating for? Today we present to you left candidate Thomas Lechner.
OB candidate Thomas Lechner: That's why I want to be OB
A grassroots democratic uprising is needed to counter the deadlocked policies of the established parties. Through my candidacy, I would like to encourage engagement and make a constructive protest choice : for a solidary, diverse and inclusive Munich.
Mayor candidate Thomas Lechner: I want to tackle that
Strengthen civic engagement, reduce bureaucracy in administration, increase staff for care and health , promote inclusion, expand the cultural diversity of the city, set up cultural advisory council, sustainability council and specialist center for inclusion , gradually introduce ticket-free public transport, expand social housing, immediate switch to 100% renewable energies * -person (Trans / Inter center and expansion of queer youth center), Migrant integrate with the WSC, equality of all LGBTI * inside in political processes, combat discrimination, civil * internal budgets in the neighborhoods, in short, life in Munich without angst or exclusion.
OB candidate Thomas Lechner: My foundation is
I have been involved in urban society for 40 years, have always campaigned for equal rights for women and LGBTI * (among other things initiated the CSD town hall clubbing), have been active against housing shortages and for environmental protection, against discrimination and shifting to the right (as a co-organizer of #hased and other major demos) and in the cultural scene. Alongside FFF, I am not only fighting for a sustainable and socially just future , but also for inclusion, integration and human rights, and I want to provide structural support to the Munich people to become more involved in political processes.
OB candidate Thomas Lechner in the profile
- Thomas Lechner (Die Linke), 58 years old
- Profession: creative artist
- Marital status Unmarried
- Children: none
- Hobbies: music, cooking, cinema
- In the party: competes non-partisan on the list of the left
Local election 2020 - live and only with us: On March 5 (Thursday) the OB Munich candidates can be seen in the video duel from 7 p.m.
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