Mr. Hey, which topics are decisive for your cross on the ballot paper?

And why?

Ina Lockhart

Editor on duty at FAZ.NET.

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Since I like to ride my bike, the subject of mobility is important to me.

I think it's good if cyclists get their own lane in city traffic and more bicycle parking spaces are set up.

Climate change is also relevant.

You should approach him, but also take the whole of society with you.

I don't believe in rigid rules like a CO2 tax that harms companies and thus Germany as a business location.

As a stock investor, I am also an advocate of a liberal tax policy.

Gains on shares shouldn't be taxed because I personally take the risk by investing in a company.

Which of the debates about which you discussed in the context of “Germany Talks” worries you most?

The gender issue.

Basically, I think it's important that you use language to pick up everyone in society.

I wonder whether a language that takes gender into account is wanted by society as a whole, or whether it is more about a loud minority.

Then I'm a purist.

I am reluctant to see a hole in a written word - let alone then to pronounce this gender hole in the word.

Did the debate with your Germany-speaks partner help you make your choice?

In what way?

No, I already knew what to choose.

It was just interesting to get to know other perspectives or to experience living history.

That was the case with the last person I spoke to, who came from Leipzig and was over 50.

The fall of the wall and the growing together of East and West were no longer chapters in my history lesson, but my conversation partner had been there live.

Where else do you look for guidance for your choice?

I read the FAZ regularly and there are increasing analyzes and comments.

I find the Triells embarrassing, I don't look at them.

I did the Wahl-o-mat for fun, but I don't let the result influence me.

The CDU landed in first place, followed by the FDP.

Apart from “Germany speaks”, I hardly seek political discussions in my circle of friends.

In the long run it is exhausting to deal with people who disagree politically.

Do you choose by party or person?

Are you loyal to the party or are you voting on a move?

I vote by party, not by person.

I am a CSU voter.

In the past, however, I have also elected parties other than the Union.

For example in the European elections.

I chose Volt because they specifically represented European issues and interests.

In the last federal election, I voted for the FDP and Christian Lindner.

But when he stepped out of the coalition negotiations on the grounds that “it is better not to govern than to govern wrongly”, he gambled away with me.

Which two adjectives would you use to describe the election campaign?

Person-related and unrealistic.

Do you already know who you will vote for?

Yes, I go to my polling station 100 meters away and put my two crosses at the CSU.

Jonas Hey is 24 years old, lives in Munich and is studying law there. He held three debates as part of “Germany speaks”.