Local governments. - Another term in office for Schmidt-Rose in the Weimar area.
Schmidt-Rose, a horticultural engineer from Sauerland, has been serving as the county administrator for a district with around 82,000 residents since 2018 – largely surrounding the city of Weimar. She almost clinched the victory in the first round of the county administrator election on May 26 with 49.8% of the votes.
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Schmidt-Rose's term of office as the county administrator is set to continue for another period in the Weimar area, having first taken up the role in 2018. The upcoming elections for the EU Parliament are approaching, and citizens of Sauerland and other municipalities in Thuringia, such as Erfurt, will have their say. Despite securing a significant lead in the first round of the county administrator election with 49.8% of the votes on May 26, a run-off election was necessary due to no candidate exceeding the 50% threshold. The opposition party, AfD, also won seats in the recent municipal elections in Weimar and several other municipalities, influencing local politics in the region.
