Time for change.

Our programme for Oldenburg 2026 in brief

We are running in the 2026 local election because transparency must not begin only during an election campaign. Oldenburg needs a City Hall that lets all residents have their say and supports them. It must explain decisions, make costs visible, disclose contracts and responsibilities and involve people before facts are created.

What we are running for

• Transparency in City Hall: council documents, contracts, expert reports, cost status and responsibilities should be published in a findable, understandable and, wherever possible, machine-readable way.
• Make the budget understandable: we want a public budget dashboard, traffic-light status for major projects and clear lifecycle cost calculations instead of confusing PDF collections.
• Digital public services that help people: applications should become easier to understand, more accessible and easier to track, with status information, clear responsibilities, data protection and better reachable analogue support.
• Civil rights and data protection: digitalisation must not make people transparent. Data minimisation, IT security, open standards, open source and digital sovereignty belong in every municipal project.
• Participation before decisions: people should be able to make proposals, understand costs, receive feedback and have a stronger say in neighbourhood projects.
• Decide fairly on the stadium and major projects: we want clear figures, transparent risks and a fair public vote so Oldenburg can decide based on traceable facts.
• Mobility with open data: cycling, buses, walking, cars, delivery traffic and accessibility must be considered together. Decisions need measurement data, pilot projects and evaluation.
• Education and digital participation: schools, libraries, youth spaces and public services must be accessible to everyone, regardless of income, device or prior knowledge.
• Think housing, climate and neighbourhoods together: affordable housing, urban green, safe routes, good schools and social infrastructure must be planned together instead of being played off against each other.
• Politics with respect: we want more listening, traceable decisions and a political culture that judges good ideas by whether they help Oldenburg.

Our standard

Politics must be verifiable. Anyone who promises nature conservation must deliver nature conservation. Anyone who puts citizen proximity in their programme must take committed residents seriously. Anyone who calls for digitalisation must explain who it actually helps and how data protection is secured.

We make visible what others often only explain when it is too late. That is why we are standing for the mayoral election and city council: so transparency, open data, civil rights and real participation arrive in everyday city life.

More details

This page is intentionally short. You can find the detailed positions, examples and proposals in the full election programme. There we explain the individual topics in more detail and show how they connect.

You can also look around on our topics page.