Migrants' Council

For the first time ever, all foreigners and naturalized Germans residing in Leipzig for at least 3 months will be able to vote in the Leipzig Migrants' Council selection process. The council has an advisory role to Stadt Leipzig on matters concerning the city's international community. If you're eligible to vote, you should receive a letter with instructions latest by March 21st (otherwise, contact Stadt Leipzig's Referat für Migration und Integration). The voting will be open from 8 a.m. on March 22nd to 8 a.m. on March 29th, 2021, and applies to candidates split up into 8 geographic regions (here's a list of all the candidates by region). The person with the most votes from each region will be selected to represent that region. The Leipzig City Council then appoints the next two with the most votes for the remaining positions, for a total of 10 representatives.

Migrants’ Council second pillar selection: Shafagh Aghaei

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Shafagh Aghaei is running for the Leipzig Migrants' Council second pillar selection process. Here, she shares her aspirations and the goals of her candidacy as well as her background and motivations to run.

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Migrants’ Council second pillar selection: Carmen Olaru

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Carmen Olaru is a candidate for the second pillar in the selection process of Leipzig's Migrants' Council. She will be among the candidates of whom six are picked by the City Council to have a seat in the new Migrants' Council. Here, she shares her ambitions and goals for the candidacy.

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Leipzig Migrants’ Council: Why your vote matters

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Andrea Pagani shares her personal insights on the novel Migrants' Council vote happening right now. The unique chance migrants have this year to influence their representation directly and some more in-depth aspects of the Council's work up to this point.

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Meet the Candidates: Alejandro, Mohammad and Grzegorz

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Alejandro López Roldán, Mohammad Khaitou and Grzegorz Wojslaw share their vision for our city and why they want to participate in the Leipzig Migrants' Council.

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Meet the Candidates: Francesca, Yameli and Hafiza

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Before voting beings tomorrow, we have three more candidates introducing themselves: Francesca (Italy), Yameli (Mexico) and Hafiza (Syria) share their visions for the Migrants' Council.

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Meet the Candidates: Linh Vu and Tommaso Scarpelli

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In this "Meet the Candidates" edition, LeipGlo is running Q&A's with those up for the Stadt Leipzig Migrants' Council vote. Today, we get to introduce Linh (Vietnam/Germany) and Tommaso (Italy). If you are also a candidate and want to be featured, contact us via dm or contact[at]leipglo[dot]com.

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