For the first time: Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler leads the SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate!

For the first time: Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler leads the SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate!

In a significant reorganization, the SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate chose a woman to the top of her party. Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler, who is considered an experienced politician, was elected as the new chairman at the state party conference in Mainz.

The election took place with great interest when Bätzing-Lichtenthäler received impressive 98.98 percent of the votes of 293 delegates. These are synonymous with 290 yes votes, while only two delegates were right with no and another contained. With this election, the SPD breaks a thirty year tradition in which party and parliamentary management was separated, and brings them back together for the first time since this period.

a change at the top

Roger Lewentz, who had headed the party for twelve years, did not start again. Under its aegis, the SPD has significantly prepared the generation change in the party leadership. Bätzing-Lichtenthäler was the only candidate in this election, which indicates broad approval within the party. Your choice is particularly noteworthy because the SPD has been the government party in Rhineland-Palatinate for 33 years.

Bätzing-Lichtenthäler comes from the Westerwald and brings extensive political experience that she has gained in different positions. The party, especially after Alexander Schweitzer's nomination, left its predecessor Lewentz to the successor of Prime Minister Malu Dreyer. The generation change in the SPD not only seems to consolidate internal change, but could also bring fresh swing to Rhineland-Palatinate politics.

In her first speech after the election, Bätzing-Lichtenthäler promised to work for a modern and future-oriented SPD. She would like to focus on the needs of the citizens and further expand the successes of the SPD. The coming years will show whether this change at the top of the SPD in Rhineland-Palatinate will have a positive impact on the political landscape.

The Rhineland-Palatinate SPD has made a historical decision with the choice of Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler, which is not only symbolic, but could also have practical effects on party work and its strategies. The party thus sets a sign of change and renewal in the political landscape of the country.

More details on this topic can be found in a detailed report at www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de .