SPD group welcomes Sonja Bongers as its new leader
In the recent elections held by the SPD city council faction in Oberhausen-Ost, a new faction board has been elected.
The incumbent chairperson, Sonja Bongers, was re-elected with one abstention, while Silke Wilts, city councilor for Buschhausen, did not run for re-election as a deputy member.
Maximilian Janetzki from Oberhausen-Ost has been elected to replace Silke Wilts as a deputy member of the SPD city council faction, securing 16 votes. Janetzki is a member of the SPD city council faction.
The other members elected as deputy members are Axel J. Scherer, Bülent Sahin, Dagmar Heitmann, Claudia Salwik, and Dr. Jörg Schröer. Scherer, Sahin, Heitmann, and Salwik each received 15, 16, 16, and 15 votes respectively, while Schröer garnered 17 votes.
Manuel Prohl, city councilor from Sterkrade, was elected as one of the deputy faction chairpersons with one no-vote. Thomas Krey, who was previously one of the deputy faction chairpersons, did not run for re-election.
The photo shows the new faction board, including the chairperson, deputy chairpersons, and deputy members. The photo was taken privately.
It's important to note that the SPD, the political party to which this city council faction belongs, has seen a decline in vote share in recent elections, both nationwide and in regional elections. In comparison to prior results, the SPD has slipped by about 9.5% as of early 2025. Meanwhile, the Left party has made gains, particularly among younger voters aged 18-24.
However, detailed information about the mid-term election results for the SPD city council faction board in specific German cities, such as Oberhausen-Ost, is not readily available from the current search results. Such specific faction board election outcomes are typically reported by local government or party websites, city council press releases, or local news sources.
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- The politics of Oberhausen-Ost has witnessed a change in its SPD city council faction board, with Maximilian Janetzki being elected as a deputy member, replacing Silke Wilts who did not run for re-election.
- This change in the general-news of the SPD city council faction board in Oberhausen-Ost comes amidst a decline in the party's vote share, both nationwide and in regional elections, as per recent data.
