A 30-year-old SPD politician could become Stuttgart's new mayor - although his own party wanted to stop him

Marian Schreier wants to become Lord Mayor of Stuttgart.

At 30, he is the youngest applicant and caused a scandal in the SPD with his candidacy.

Stuttgart - Politics in Stuttgart (BW24 * reported) has been shaped by the Greens in recent years.

While

has been

in charge in

town hall

for seven years

, Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann * is also a member of the

at the head of the

of

.

On November 8th, however, the political situation in the state capital Stuttgart * could change.

Then the

for

take place, incumbent

will not run again.

The municipal

election committee

has now approved 14 of a total of 17

for election.

Because the

in

determined by a

choice, many

without the support of a

.

Corona critic Michael Ballweg is also running for the OB election in Stuttgart. * At just 30 years old,

the youngest among the

.

He advertises with the slogan “The boy can

do it

” - and nevertheless emphasizes that age

does not play a role

in the

.

OB candidate Marian Schreier: Age does not play a role in the Stuttgart election - and it could still be important

Given his young age,

does not

see himself

unsettled or at a disadvantage under any circumstances.

“Competence is not a question of age,” explains Marian Schreier in an interview with

.

Much more important is what an

stands for.

He

wants to counter

the voters in

, who are critical of him because of his age, with arguments.

+

Mayor election in Stuttgart: Marian Schreier is only 30, but dares to assume the office of Lord Mayor.

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Because in 2015

elected as the youngest

Germany at the time - in

in

.

The native of

already celebrated remarkable successes in

Tengen

with his unusual style.

One example is the city's medical center, which is being built by a cooperative in which the citizens are also involved.

Marian Schreier can't resist

a swipe at

and his age.

“If

the key, there would have been more

in Stuttgart in recent years,” he explains to

.

And yet he does not turn a blind eye to the fact that at the age of 30 he could possibly be

well received by

young

.

"Many questions in

have a long time horizon", says

about

.

Accordingly, his generation in particular is responsible for finding answers.

Candidacy for the mayor election in Stuttgart brings Marian Schreier problems with the SPD

The

native owes the

fact that

to run as a

for the

the

system

.

As the name suggests, the townspeople choose a personality, the

does not appear on the election posters or on the ballot paper.

Of course, many

still have

support

.

For example, OB candidate Frank Nopper wants to give the CDU Stuttgart a new image. * In theory,

as a party member

would have

the

behind him.

But she already supports the candidate

.

Because Marian Schreier nevertheless applied for the office of

of

, the SPD even threatened to

be expelled

from the

because of this “unsolidary candidacy”

.

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A state arbitration commission decided in favor of

, so that he

can

stand

next to

and only has to suspend his rights as a party member until the new

.

"For me, the dispute is over," explains Marian Schreier to

.

In spite of the same party affiliation, he sees clear differences in the party programs of himself and Martin Körner.

Mayor election in Stuttgart: The election programs are similar - but for Marian Schreier the devil is in the details

When looking at the main topics that the

have written on the agenda, it is noticeable

that the

remarkably in agreement

when it comes to identifying fundamental problem areas in

.

Many see a need for action in the areas of

,

,

or

and

.

is no exception.

However, he doesn't see a problem in this.

that he does not want to "campaign

others" but to convince with a new style

.

There are also differences in the details of the programs.

Marian Schreier sees clear differences,

especially when it comes to questions of

and

.

Regardless of the

,

sees

ideological

and

as a problem for city politics.

"Many ideas already fail when they are implemented - or they hesitated endlessly," says Marian Schreier about

.

He therefore wants to eliminate the political secondary theaters of war with his new style.

Election for Mayor of Stuttgart: For Marian Schreier, the Eckensee is an example of how things shouldn't go

Another concern of

is the situation of young people and especially that scenes like the riots in Stuttgart * do not repeat themselves.

He

wants to set up a safety container

at

- a kind of mobile police station and otherwise increasingly rely on prevention, also by street workers.

Marian Schreier

also

sees the

situation at

as an example of failed cooperation between the

and the city of

.

Because the area actually belongs to the country.

The plan to improve the lighting there for safety reasons has so far failed due to the disagreement between town and country.

Should Marian Schreier

actually cause another surprise

in the

on November 8th, he would have enough opportunities to show whether “the boy” can do that.

(* BW24

)

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