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Offenbach: A district and a city vote in the local elections in Hesse

Local elections will take place in Hesse on March 14, 2021. There are also votes in the independent city of Offenbach.

  • Local elections in Hessen im March 2021: Also Offenbach district and city choose.
  • Also election of foreigners’ council and election of city councilors Offenbach are relevant in Hessen.
  • Im Offenbach district also becomes the district council of Offenbach New elected.

Offenbach am Main – The City of Offenbach im Offenbach district in Hessen is next Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Darmstadt and Hanau one of the most important cities in Rhine Main Area. It is the fifth largest city in Hessen and borders on the financial metropolis Frankfurt am Main with Europe’s largest airport.

Offenbach am Main: A city in Hesse near the metropolis of Frankfurt am Main

Is known Offenbach for its leather museum, which shows the tradition of leather craft in the city Offenbach illuminated for the good reputation of its art college and its relevance as an important company location in the Rhine-Main area. In addition, the German Weather Service has its headquarters in Offenbach and makes forecasts about the weather situation in Germany from Offenbach.

Elections in Offenbach 2021: This will be chosen in the local elections in Hesse in 2021

In Hessen take place on March 14th 2021 local elections take place, which decide on the composition of district assemblies, city councils and municipal councils in Hesse. This includes the district council, city council and foreigners’ advisory board for optional. The Lord Mayor of Offenbach has been Dr. Felix Schwenke. In municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, a lord mayor is appointed in Hesse. This is elected every six years and is therefore in Offenbach not for election again until 2023.

Local elections in Hesse in 2021: This is up for election in Offenbach

In the City council election 2016 the bourgeois parties lost votes. Nevertheless, in 2016 the SPD won against the CDU, winner of the City council election 2011 (2016 result: 24.1%). Surprisingly, the AfD was able to reach 9.0 percent in 2016 and was thus just behind the Greens (14.5%), who had also lost many votes, and the FDP (9.5%), which was again able to gain. It remains to be seen whether the AfD this year can again win more votes.

Name Offenbach am Main
state Hessen
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Lord Mayor Dr. Felix Schwenke
Number of inhabitants 130.280

The district council in Offenbach will also be re-elected: local elections in Hesse in 2021

In the District election 2016 in Offenbach the CDU 32.4% of the vote won, putting it ahead of the second strongest force SPD (23.8%). The far right AfD was even before the Greens and the FDP third strongest force around District council of the Offenbach district.

New for the local elections in Hesse and Offenbach in 2021

On May 6, 2020, the Hessian state parliament passed a law to improve the political participation of foreign residents in local politics, which came into force on May 16, 2020. According to this, councils for foreigners will be elected on March 14th in communities with more than 1,000 foreign residents.

elections Electoral term Next appointment
Foreigners Advisory Council election 5 years 14.03.2021
City council election 5 years 14.03.2021
Election to the Hessian state parliament 5 years 2023
Mayor election 6 years 2023
Seniorenratswahl 5 years 2023
Election to the German Bundestag 4 years Herbst 2021
Election to the European Parliament 5 years 2024

Those: Offenbach town hall

Due to the Coronapandemie is at the Local elections in Hesse 2021 an increase in absentee votes is expected. To protect voters, drive-in polling stations are also in Frankfurt planned. It is still unclear whether there is something in this form Offenbach will give. (Delia Friess)

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