Party renews initiative for democratic participation in districts
As stated in a press release from the SPD Darmstadt, the party is again committed to introducing local advisory boards in Arheilgen, Eberstadt, Kranichstein and the home settlement.
"As in Wixhausen, there should also be local councils in these districts," explains SPD parliamentary group vice Tim Sackreuther . The occasion is an application from Uwiga/WGD that takes up the former initiative of the SPD. However, the SPD announces that it will agree to this application rejects another proposal that provides for the takeover of the Frankfurt model . "We don't want a copy, but a Darmstadt model that fits our city," says Sackreuther .
Citizen participation from the SPD's point of view expandable
The principle of citizen participation in Darmstadt , but a gap is gaped," says SPD parliamentary group leader Michael Siebel . Existing participation formats are often perceived as an alibi , which is why the SPD demands a new form of participation : the establishment of further local advisory boards , supplemented by citizen councils in the inner city areas .
According to the SPD Darmstadt, local advisory boards in other cities such as Frankfurt, Wiesbaden or Kassel a major role and are involved in important infrastructure projects or social topics. This should also be implemented in Darmstadt.
Local advisory boards should strengthen democratic processes
"Local advisory boards are democratically legitimized and ensure transparency and participation ," Siebel . They would have a decisive function because they deal with concerns from the respective districts and enable the direct participation of the citizens . In addition, they would democratize and object .
SPD sees change in attitude towards democracy
According to the SPD Darmstadt, the attitude of many people has changed to representative democracy . Political processes last a long time , which often leads to impatience among the population . "Many people want to take their skills into their own hands," says the press release of the SPD .
Therefore, local councils are to be set up in Arheilgen, Eberstadt, Kranichstein and the home settlement . The magistrate should also check whether other parts of the city could benefit from it.
Supplement by citizens' councils in the city center
In addition to local advisory boards, the SPD Darmstadt to establish citizen councils in the These differ from local advisory boards because they are not chosen, but are filled by lottery . The participants discuss several appointments for a given topic and pass on their recommendations to politics citizens' reports
According to a report by the German Bundestag , citizens' councils offer several advantages: They reflect the social mood more precisely than opinion polls, include everyday experiences of people and enable majority -capable compromises .
"Citizens' councils complement and strengthen parliamentary democracy ," emphasizes Siebel . "So we should take the step to take more democracy with local advisory boards and citizens' councils."
(Darmstadt - Red / SPD)
