Green candidates for Peiting: women's power and veteran Elste in the race!
The Greens in Peiting nominate nine candidates for the local council, including five women. Election on March 8, 2026.

Green candidates for Peiting: women's power and veteran Elste in the race!
In Peiting, the cards are being reshuffled for the upcoming elections: The Greens recently announced their candidates for the local council. The list is diverse with five women and four men, which also shows the party's commitment to gender equality. At the top is Yvonne Schenk, a committed teacher who is running for first place. Thomas Elste, a Green Party veteran who already has experience on the local council, is also running again. The incumbent local councilors Petra Friebel and Tabatabai-Schweitzer will resign from their mandates in April 2026, which could bring a breath of fresh air to the work of the local council.
The candidates' official presentation took place at the Gasthof Dragoon, where Brigitte Gronau, the Green Party's district administrator candidate, took the opportunity to talk about the challenges of the upcoming election campaign. She was particularly critical of negative statements made by the SPD candidate Falk Sluyterman about Schongau. Gronau emphasized that the term home is not reserved only for conservatives and appealed to women to vote for women - a call for solidarity. Strong women's representation could give the Greens an additional boost in local politics.
List of Green Party candidates
The Greens in Peiting present the following candidates:
- 1. Yvonne Schenk (40), Lehrerin
- 2. Gerhard Beyer (67), Rentner
- 3. Regina Henkel (54), Journalistin
- 4. Klaus Otahal (64), Vertriebsmitarbeiter
- 5. Heike Dietrich (47), Ärztin
- 6. Armin Wohlhaupter (63), Vertriebsingenieur
- 7. Katharina Volkert (37), Sozialarbeiterin
- 8. Thomas Elste (58), Personalvertretung beim Deutschen Wetterdienst, Gemeinderat
- 9. Gabriele Schmid (39), Heilpädagogin bei der Kinderhilfe Oberland
The composition of the list of candidates shows that the Greens not only rely on experience, but also have the younger generations in mind. Martin Adler, spokesman for the district association, pointed out that the election campaign conditions were tense. This could also be due to recent voting trends that indicate a decline in support for green issues, particularly among young voters who are increasingly turning to other parties.
Electoral context and developments
In the last local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Greens achieved 13.5 percent of the vote - a respectable result, but a loss compared to the previous election. The party now faces the challenge of re-emphasizing issues such as climate and the environment, while at the same time seeing a growing interest in migration and security issues. In this area of tension, the Greens hope to win back their electorate through fresh faces like Yvonne Schenk and the tried and tested Thomas Elste.
With the local elections on March 8, 2026, the election campaign is getting closer. The Greens have clear goals, although it must be noted that it is not the number of people running that is important, but rather how many actually make it to the town hall. The political landscape is in transition and the pressure to face the challenges is growing.
A good result could also be the starting signal for new ideas and projects in the local council - the voters in Peiting can be excited to see what the Greens bring to the table! While all eyes are on the local elections, it remains to be seen whether the Greens can respond adequately to the challenges with their diverse list.
To find out more about the Green Party's developments and electorate, take a look at the [Federal Agency for Civic Education](https://www.bpb.de/themen/parteien/parteien-in-deutschland/gruene/42159/wahl Results-und-waehlerschaft-der-gruenen/) and current Reports from ZDF, which offer interesting insights. Stay tuned!