Thuringia: Association counts nine citizens' petitions in Thuringia

Erfurt (dpa/th) - The Mehr Demokratie association counted nine referendums and four referendums in 2022.

Thuringia: Association counts nine citizens' petitions in Thuringia

Erfurt (dpa/th) - The Mehr Demokratie association counted nine referendums and four referendums in 2022. "Thuringia has the best rules for municipal direct democracy nationwide. However, the culture in dealing with the participation rights of citizens remains expandable," said club spokesman Ralf-Uwe Beck on Wednesday. Initiatives that use their rights are still perceived as disruptive. He called on the administrations to better support citizens when they apply for citizens' requests. According to the association's figures, two citizens' requests were declared inadmissible.

In Erfurt there will be the first referendum in a district next year. It is about the surface design of the center of Büßleben. In Bad Tennstedt (Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis), a referendum was about the development of a sports field with a supermarket.