AfD provides a mayor for the first time
The AfD celebrates another political success. In Prina, Saxony, the party has won a mayoral election for the first time. In the second round of voting, its candidate Tim Lochner prevailed against competition from the CDU and the Free Voters.
An AfD candidate will soon be moving into the town hall in Pirna, Saxony. The 53-year-old Tim Lochner won the second round of voting with 38.5 percent of the vote against the CDU and Free Voters (FW) candidates, as the town announced on its website. Lochner is independent but stood for the AfD. This is the first time the party has won a mayoral election in Germany.
In the first round of voting on November 26, none of the five candidates achieved the required majority. In the second round of voting, master carpenter Lochner ran against CDU politician Kathrin Dollinger-Knuth, who received 31.4 percent of the vote. FW candidate Ralf Thiele received 30.1 percent of the vote.
According to the city, voter turnout was 53.8 percent. In the first round of voting, only 50.4 percent of eligible voters exercised their right to vote. The previous mayor, the independent Klaus-Peter Hanke, did not run again in the municipality with around 40,000 inhabitants near the border with the Czech Republic.
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The victory in Pirna marks a significant milestone for the AfD in Saxony, as they secured their first mayoral seat in local elections. Following the election results, Tim Lochner, an independent but AfD-affiliated candidate, will be taking office.
Source: www.ntv.de
