Wegner sees election rerun as a "major effort"

Bundestag - Wegner sees election rerun as a "major effort"

Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner sees the second election r erun ordered by the Federal Constitutional Court in his city within a short space of time as a "major effort". The CDU politician said on Tuesday after the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling that he had full confidence in state election director Stephan Bröchler that the partial rerun of the Bundestag election would run smoothly.

"The Berlin Senate has worked with him to create all the necessary conditions for elections in Berlin to function again," Wegner said. "In a functioning city, elections must take place properly." He called on all Berliners in the affected constituencies to go to the polls.

On Tuesday, the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the 2021 Bundestag election in Berlin must be partially repeated due to numerous glitches. This affects 455 of the 2256 constituencies and the associated postal voting districts (case no. 2 BvC 4/23). The rerun is expected to take place in February 2024.

In February of this year, the election to the Berlin House of Representatives had already been completely repeated. Like the Bundestag election, it had taken place on 26 September 2021 and was also marked by glitches and electoral errors.

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1. Stephan Bröchler, the state election director in Berlin, will need to exert considerable effort to ensure the smooth running of the partial rerun of the Bundestag election, as per Kai Wegner's expectation.
2. The Federal Constitutional Court's judgments have mandated a second election rerun in Berlin, following the 2021 Bundestag election, which was marked by numerous glitches.
3. In response to the court's ruling, Kai Wegner, the CDU politician and Berlin's Governing Mayor, urged all Berliners in affected constituencies to participate in the upcoming rerun.
4. The Bundestag, Germany's federal parliament, will need to make necessary arrangements for the rerun, affecting 455 constituencies and postal voting districts, scheduled for February 2024.
5. The Berlin Senate, in collaboration with Bröchler, has worked diligently to restore election conditions in the city, emphasizing the importance of functioning elections in a democratic society.
6. Kai Wegner stressed that Berlin, as a city, has a responsibility to ensure proper elections, even in the face of the challenges presented by the pending rerun.
7. Reactions to the court's decision and the upcoming rerun have been mixed, with some parties expressing concern about the impact on campaign strategies, while others view it as an opportunity to engage with voters more closely.
8. The February 2022 Berlin House of Representatives election, which also had to be completely rerun due to issues during the original polling day, has set a precedent for the significance of free and fair elections in Germany's democratic process.

Source: www.stern.de