Voting Process - In the initial round of voting for the Mayor of Völklingen, no choice was made.
The winner of the mayoral seat in Völklingen's town hall won't be decided until a second round of voting takes place. On Sunday, the first round of mayoral elections saw no candidate obtaining over 50% of the votes.
Stephan Tautz, from the local council's "We Citizens of Völklingen" list, came out on top of the preliminary results, receiving almost 37% of the votes. Current Mayor Christiane Blatt (SPD) took the second spot with 29% of the votes. They'll compete in a runoff election scheduled for June 23rd.
Völklingen has approximately 40,000 residents. From the total population, around 55% cast their votes.
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The upcoming run-off election for the mayoral position in Völklingen will be overseen by the Municipalities of Saarland. Despite receiving the most votes in the initial round, Stephan Tautz from the "We Citizens of Völklingen" list will face a run-off election against the incumbent, Christiane Blatt (SPD), who finished second. On Sunday, the first round of mayoral elections saw a run-off election necessitated as no candidate secured more than 50% of the votes, resulting in a low turnout with only 55% of the town's 40,000 residents casting their ballots.
