Overview
- Nils Kößler secured another two years as Frankfurt CDU leader with 86% support and used his speech to attack the Greens–SPD–Volt coalition.
- Kößler called the Bahnhofsviertel a “Zombieland,” rejected the planned Niddastraße addiction centre, and proposed 50% more city police, added video surveillance at hotspots, and a rapid cleanup unit.
- He pledged at least ten school renovations per year, floated a municipal housing allowance, criticized the property tax increase, and promised to lower the tax.
- The Wahlausschuss cleared 22 lists for the March 15 municipal vote, six fewer than in 2021, as a switch to the D’Hondt method could lift the effective entry threshold to about 1.1%, pending any court intervention.
- Ballot order follows the last state election result, placing the CDU first and AfD second, while shorter candidate lists like the Pirates’ seven and GUG’s three reduce the value of a list vote under panachage and cumulation rules.