Surprise in a small community in eastern Saxony. In Königshain, Maik Wobst, a candidate who wasn’t even on the ballot, won the mayoral election. This was made possible by a special regulation.
Curiosity in Königshain: In the small community in the district of Görlitz, Maik Wobst, a candidate who wasn’t even on the ballot, won the mayoral election. He received 50.4 percent of the 715 valid votes on Sunday, according to the State Statistical Office.
The election victory was made possible by a special regulation. Because only one candidate, Peter Himmstedt, was on the ballot paper, citizens could enter another name in a free line, as a spokesman for the district explained on Monday. In addition to Wobst, voters entered three other candidates, but each received only a few votes.
According to the spokesman for the district, Wobst himself had announced in the run-up to the election that he would like to become mayor. The “Sächsische Zeitung” had previously reported.
In general, according to the preliminary results, the CDU maintained its dominance in the district elections in Saxony. The AfD, on the other hand, performed significantly worse than expected in the nine districts. In the district of Mittelsachsen, where the AfD had calculated the best chances of winning the first district post nationwide, the non-party candidate Dirk Neubauer was clearly ahead of the AfD candidate Rolf Weigand after the first ballot. There will be another election on July 3rd.
In the districts of Northern Saxony and Saxon Switzerland-Osterzgebirge, on the other hand, it is already clear that the CDU incumbents will keep their posts. In the state capital of Dresden, incumbent Dirk Hilbert (FDP) was ahead – but he has to face the vote again.
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