Municipalities - Two cities elect mayors
In Ulm and Leinfelden-Echterdingen (Esslingen district), there will be run-off elections for the office of Lord Mayor on Sunday. In both municipalities, no candidate was able to achieve an absolute majority in the election two weeks ago. Preliminary results should be available on Sunday evening.
For incumbent Gunter Czisch (CDU), it is a question of a second term in office in Ulm. The 60-year-old has been Lord Mayor of the city on the Danube since 2016 and is being challenged by lawyer Martin Ansbacher (SPD). In the election on December 3, Czisch achieved 43.16 percent of the vote according to the official final result, while Ansbacher received 29.74 percent.
According to the Tübingen regional council, it is currently examining an objection from a candidate against the election two weeks ago. The non-party candidate Daniel Langhans said that he had lodged an objection to the counting of votes in the election. He therefore doubts that his share of the vote was actually 2.62 percent.
According to the regional council, the run-off election is not initially affected by the objection. However, should the first election be declared invalid, the run-off election would be invalid and a re-run or new election would have to take place, it said. A spokeswoman explained: "However, a mandatory prerequisite for an election annulment is that the election result would possibly have been different without the error."
In Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Otto Ruppaner and Raiko Grieb want to become Lord Mayor. Born in 1982, Ruppaner is supported by the Free Voters and is mayor of Köngen (Esslingen district). According to city figures, he achieved 35.9 percent two weeks ago.
Ministerialrat Grieb (45) is an SPD member and is supported by the SPD, but is running as an independent candidate. According to the city, he received 25.01 percent.
Incumbent Roland Klenk (CDU) announced his resignation in April. He was first elected mayor of the city of 40,000 inhabitants in 2001.
City of Ulm on the Lord Mayor election City of Leinfelden-Echterdingen on the Lord Mayor election Website Gunter Czisch Website Martin Ansbacher Website Otto Ruppaner Website Raiko Grieb
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In the city of Esslingen, the district where Leinfelden-Echterdingen is located, the run-off election for the office of Lord Mayor is also happening on Sunday. The incumbent mayors in both Ulm and Leinfelden-Echterdingen are seeking another term, with Gunter Czisch from the CDU in Ulm and Roland Klenk from the CDU in Leinfelden-Echterdingen initially holding those positions, but Klenk announced his resignation in April. In Baden-Württemberg, another city, Tübingen, is currently investigating an objection to the election results from a non-party candidate, Daniel Langhans.
For Czisch in Ulm, his main opponent is lawyer Martin Ansbacher from the SPD, who gained 29.74 percent of the vote in the first round. In Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Otto Ruppaner, a 39-year-old Free Voter and mayor of Köngen, and 45-year-old Ministerialrat Raiko Grieb, an SPD member running as an independent candidate, are vying for the position. According to city figures, Ruppaner secured 35.9 percent in the first round, while Grieb managed 25.01 percent.
After the run-off elections, the results will likely impact the political landscape in both cities, with the CDU, SPD, and Free Voters potentially gaining or losing ground. The outcome of the elections could also influence the overall political direction of municipalities in the region, as well as affect local policies and development plans. In addition, the results may encourage or discourage potential candidates for future elections, further shaping the political landscape of Baden-Württemberg and beyond.
Source: www.stern.de
