CDU change in the Oldenburger Land: Steinkamp takes the lead!

CDU change in the Oldenburger Land: Steinkamp takes the lead!

Oldenburg, Deutschland - A fresh wind blows through the CDU in the Oldenburg region. Jochen Steinkamp won the trust of the members at a state party conference in Horumersiel and was elected as the new chairman with 163 out of 168 votes. He succeeds Silvia Breher, who has steered the fate of the association since March 2019 and is now working as a parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home. Breher also remains deputy federal chairman of the CDU and emphasizes that the party will continue to work on its program, especially on social issues and pension how Nwzonline reported.

The CDU in the Oldenburg region has caught fresh courage and relies on a new leadership agenda. Steinkamp, ​​who went into the race without opposing candidates, strives to increase the visibility of the state association and to focus more on the promotion of young talents. The new deputies - Björn Thümler, Christel Bartelmei, Sophia Möller and Lukas Reinken - will support him. These fresh heads should help to bring the CDU even closer to the concerns of the citizens.

economy and municipalities in focus

Lower Saxony's CDU state chief Sebastian Lechner is also active on the political stage. He sharply criticized the red-green state government and demanded that the federal investment program should benefit from the municipalities at least 1 billion euros per year. In addition, Lechner spoke in favor of deleting 109 municipal funding programs that have a volume of 3.5 billion euros. The CDU is clearly positioned when it comes to the financial scope for the municipalities.

Now the party congress also shows clear civilian solutions: a guidance proposal entitled "Appreciation through value creation" was unanimously adopted. It is called for the northwest to be involved in the energy transition and that local company companies should be founded in large energy projects. Another application to ensure a reliable hospital supply in rural areas was also very approved. Many hospitals are in financial need and should receive support from a “hospital transformation fund”. The CDU parliamentary group in the state parliament has recently even applied for an “immediate aid” of 300 million euros for Lower Saxony hospitals.

migration and asylum policy

The discussion about asylum and migration policy remains hot among political actors. The federal government plans to submit legal exams to the Union on this matter. Chancellor Scholz would like to agree with the opposition an effective border management in order to counter the irregular migration. CDU boss Merz has made it clear that discussions will only be continued if extensive rejections are accepted immediately. The figures from the Federal Ministry of the Interior have not been ignored by over 30,000 rejections since October 2023, such as Deutschlandfunk reported.

In this context, a number of regulations carried in is also discussed that should regain control over migration and stop illegal entry. These measures range from a factual stop for asylum seekers from EU countries to strict requirements for the support of migrants. It remains to be seen how the debates about migration issues will develop and how the CDU will set accents with the new leadership in this area.