Kim-Sarah Speer: The Surprising Christian Democrat Who Won an Election in Offenbach

Kim-Sarah Speer: The Surprising Christian Democrat Who Won an Election in Offenbach

Test sitting in the state parliament: The Christian Democrat Kim-Sarah Speer from Offenbach will be a member of the 21st Hessian state parliament. Image: Frank Röth Kim-Sarah Speer is one of the surprises of the Hessian state elections. The Christian Democrat won the direct mandate of the Green Economics Minister Al-Wazir in the migrant city … Read more

Expanding Cycle Highways: The Need for Faster Connections in Hesse

Expanding Cycle Highways: The Need for Faster Connections in Hesse

It doesn’t roll, it just jerks.” With these words, the ADFC Hessen describes the speed at which cycle highways are being expanded in Hesse. The state itself commissioned a so-called corridor study five years ago and determined that there were a total of seven routes in Hesse, six of them in the Rhine-Main area, with … Read more

A Prime Minister’s Role in Serving the General Interest: Insights from Tarek Al-Wazir and the Hessian Green Party

A Prime Minister’s Role in Serving the General Interest: Insights from Tarek Al-Wazir and the Hessian Green Party

“A prime minister is there for everyone.” He must keep an eye on the general interest, think long-term and, if necessary, assert his convictions against resistance. He should not seek short-term, tactical advantages for the sake of the headline. But it should be clear which party he belongs to. This is how Tarek Al-Wazir imagines … Read more