Local Governments - SPD district council member Onno Eckert advances to the Gotha runoff vote.
The current Onno Eckert managed to secure first place in the Gotha district council election, but will now have to face a runoff. As per statistics from the state election commissioner on Monday, Eckert earned 43.7% of the votes during Sunday's initial voting round. His competitor in the forthcoming runoff within the next two weeks is the AfD candidate, Stephan Steinbrück, who obtained 31.2%. Eckert has held the position of district councilor in Gotha since 2018.
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Source: www.stern.de
