Mayor Finally, to the young guests: Ask the politicians – it’s your right.

Bad KREUZNACH. Does politics come to youth or do young people come to politics? Mayor Emanuel Leith and his young guests both agreed that they needed to get closer. Sophie Sondhelm’s 12th grade advanced social studies course at IGS asked the mayor to visit City Hall. In the meeting room of the town hall, Emmanuel Lez took two hours to talk to the students and their teacher, Simon Peek.

The mayor replied, “I see myself as a service provider for the citizens, not a person with authority.” Do the students want to know what motivated them to become mayor? “At your age, I wasn’t that interested in politics.” During his time as a policeman, his interest in politics grew. As head of the evidence-finding and arrests unit in the riot police, Leith worked extensively throughout Germany and was involved in briefings with politicians and mayors. It was his liberal views that made him choose the FDP. He gained his first experience as an adviser on internal affairs, law and sport in the Rhineland-Palatinate FDP state parliamentary group. The way he went from secretary to chairman in the FDP city association was to run for mayor in 2022. When asked about his goals in this office, the mayor said: “People feel comfortable here, that they are doing well, problems and challenges: “16 million euro budget deficit” missing money for many things like green spaces Maintaining, financing the appearance of the pool…

Emanuel Leith wanted to know from his guests what they had missed in Bad Kreuznach. With affordable housing and better bus connections and an excellent university, this will surely keep more young people in the city. The mayor wants this too, but his experience is that new institutions are more likely to be created in places where universities already exist. Lees used the opportunity to promote his commitment to democracy. Citizen consultation hours, resident questions at city council meetings, mayor consultation hours at the weekly market. “Exercise your rights” The mayor also offers to send questions, requests, comments and criticisms.

Finally, a short visit was made to the municipality with information about the various training professions available in the city administration.