We continue our series ahead of the 26 May elections with Karsten Albrecht (CDU), City Council candidate for Leipzig South. Auf Deutsch & in English. He was the second candidate willing to give us an interview - later, we were able to reach more, and are doing our best to publish the interviews quickly and
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We kick off our series of interviews ahead of the 26 May elections with Martin Grund (SPD). The Plagwitz resident was the first Leipzig City Council candidate who reached out to us. Die Interviews werden in deutscher und englischer Sprache gemeinsam veröffentlicht.
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Get out the vote in Leipzig! We're in the process of interviewing candidates, to publish answers in both German and English. German as well as EU citizens are eligible to vote in both elections, but must act quickly to register.
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Initial questions will include how many employees the Leipzig Foreigners' Authority has and processing times for applications compared to other German cities. Further research would aim to assess the public officials' level of intercultural and foreign language training.
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"The best tourism year in [Leipzig's] history" heralds the end of an era for Nikolaistraße 57.
MoreYesterday we heard from a Syrian refugee disappointed in the discrimination she's met in Germany. Today we hear from a Leipziger who works with refugees and migrants, and is frustrated at different opinions on immigration immediately being shut down and dismissed.
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