Sybilla Nitsch elected the new SSW chairman: a fresh start!
Sybilla Nitsch elected the new SSW chairman: a fresh start!
Busdorf, Deutschland - Sybilla Nitsch was elected as the new chairman of the South Schleswig Voter Association (SSW) on April 5, 2025. The election took place at an extraordinary party congress in Busdorf (Schleswig-Flensburg district), in which Nitsch was the only candidate for Christian Dirschauer's successor post. With 97 out of 112 votes, she received the majority, while 14 votes were against them and a abstention was recorded.
Christian Dirschauer had laid down the party chair a month earlier to act as the leader of the parliamentary group in the Kiel state parliament. He emphasized that it was not advantageous for a party if there were too many key positions in one hand. Nitsch has been the first deputy SSW chairman since 2020 and, in its future role, emphasizes the importance of improving the framework conditions for minorities and equal treatment. In particular, she emphasized the need to equalize all -day offers in Danish schools and demanded more investments in the Frisian language and culture.
Nitsch is committed to minority rights
In her inaugural speech, Nitsch explained that she was planning to negotiate the structural problems with municipal umbrella organizations. She also criticized the unequal financial support for Danish schools and the declining promotion of the Frisian language and culture. The SSW represents the Danish and Frisian minority and is freed from the five percent hurdle in elections.
In the latest elections, Stefan Seidler also moved into the Bundestag with 11.2 percent in the Flensburg-Schleswig constituency. According to the temporary election result, the minority party SSW received more than 76,000 second votes, which underlines its relevance in the political landscape, such as ndr reported and also Kreiszeitung held .
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