Feldmann voted out: "A good day for Frankfurt"

The clear deselection of Frankfurt's mayor Peter Feldmann (SPD) on Sunday was unanimously approved by the parties represented in the Hessian state parliament.

Nevertheless, the state politicians are demanding that after the impasse surrounding the controversial mayor, the urgent problems of the Main metropolis should be brought back into focus.

Frankfurt now has the chance for a fresh start.

For the Hessian CDU, Feldmann's deselection was "a good day for Frankfurt".

"Hessen's largest city can breathe easy.

The citizens have decided to make a fresh start in Frankfurt,” said General Secretary Manfred Pentz.

Nothing stands in the way of a mayor who brings the city forward again, represents it to the outside world and who can be respected, said Pentz.

The CDU is well prepared for the mayoral election in the spring.

A fresh start in Romans

The general secretary of the Hessian SPD, Christoph Degen, was relieved that Feldmann had been voted out.

At the beginning of 2023, the Hessian SPD will start the election campaign for the upcoming state elections in autumn.

"The vote of the citizens of Frankfurt is clear: they no longer want this mayor, who has clearly lost all connection to reality," said Degen.

"A mayor who is accused before the regional court cannot exercise his office as the highest representative of the largest city in Hesse with the necessary dignity." According to Degen, Frankfurt has the opportunity for a new beginning in Römer.

In his statement, Degen did not fail to point out that the Frankfurt comrades had positioned themselves against the SPD mayor from the outset and had called for his vote out of office.

The FDP parliamentary group leader René Rock praised the people of Frankfurt on Monday for putting an end to the "unworthy spectacle".

"With his behavior, Feldmann has not only damaged Frankfurt's reputation - when the mayor of the largest city in Hesse, the economic and financial metropolis, constantly makes a name for himself with allegations of corruption as well as embarrassment and shamelessness, then that inevitably casts a dark shadow on Hesse,” said Rock.

“The metropolis deserves better representation.

It's good that the course has now been set." Now the social challenges in the city should be the focus.

For the AfD parliamentary group leader Robert Lambrou, Feldmann's deselection was a signal that the citizens were rebelling.

“With the clear decision to vote out, the citizens of Frankfurt have shown that they will not put up with everything from a politician like Peter Feldmann.

Feldmann took a chance of being voted out instead of resigning himself, and thus lost his remaining credibility.” Lambrou accused Feldmann of underestimating the Frankfurters because he speculated that the quorum would not be reached.

"Democracy will emerge stronger from this historic mayoral vote."

For Christiane Böhm, state chairwoman of the left, it is important to take a look at the political challenges again.

“The vote-out campaign pushed the real problems of the people of Frankfurt far into the background.

The city has some of the most expensive rents, inflation hits single parents and pensioners the hardest, and people worry about not being able to pay their gas bills," she said, explaining the problems.

Böhm demanded that social issues should be the focus of the forthcoming mayoral election campaign.

Martina Feldmayer, deputy leader of the Greens and Frankfurt state parliamentary group, was satisfied with the deselection.

“The citizens very clearly voted Mr. Feldmann out.

Frankfurt can breathe easy,” she said.

“The non-partisan party alliance was able to convince that Frankfurt needs a fresh start without this mayor.

The measure was full.

Now we have to look ahead.”