Patrick Janik becomes the new Mayor of Starnberg. In the evening, the 43-year-old won the absolute majority with 51.7 percent in the first ballot. Incumbent Eva John only got 28.5 percent.
Starnberg - The sister-in-law put on the classic "We Are The Champions", the wife cheered loudly when looking at the results page, and Patrick Janik himself was euphoric for his circumstances: "I would not have expected that. I am overwhelmed and almost emotionally moved, ”said the 43-year-old yesterday evening in conversation with the Starnberg Mercury. With 51.7 percent, the candidate from the CSU, UWG, SPD and BLS won the mayoral election in Starnberg in the first ballot - and thus clearly left Eva John behind. The incumbent, supported by BMS and WPS, only achieved 28.5 percent. The turnout was 59.5 percent.
Local elections in Starnberg: Patrick Janik becomes the new mayor
A lifelong dream will come true for him, said Janik. He attributed his success to "the basic recipe of the broad alliance" that had supported him. That made people curious, he was often asked about it during the election campaign, said Janik. "There was an obvious longing for more togetherness and less against each other." That's exactly what he wanted to convey to people. "I wanted people to choose me because they believed in me, not because I was the lesser evil."
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In the afternoon he was still in the cemetery on Hanfelder Strasse, at the grave of his father Heiner Janik, who was once a district administrator in Dresden and Munich. "I lit another candle," said Janik, who at the time still firmly assumed that he would have to run Eva John in a runoff in two weeks.
Election in Starnberg: Eva John congratulates Patrick Janik
The mayor gave a written statement on the outcome of the election last night. "I congratulate Mr. Janik on the election victory," wrote John. “The result was not entirely unexpected. Of course I am disappointed with the result, but above all that the campaign, which had been going on for almost three years and was designed to discredit me as a person and as mayor and prevent re-election, was successful. ”The highlight of this campaign have the distribution of anonymous smear sheets with criminally relevant content. educated, explained John. "From my point of view, I myself look back on six instructive years and as the First Mayor I am successful for the city of Starnberg and its citizens."
Election in Starnberg: Täubner-Benicke satisfied with the result of the Greens
Congratulations also came from Janik's further beaten candidates Kerstin Täubner-Benicke (Greens, 15.1 percent) and Marc Fiedler (FDP, 4.7 percent). "I am looking forward to a good cooperation," said Taubner-Benicke. She expects the Greens to work well with him over the next six years. She herself is happy about her result, which is the best for a green mayor candidate in Starnberg. At the same time, however, she believed that she had not gotten some votes because the voters preferred to strengthen Patrick Janik.
Election in Starnberg: FDP candidate criticizes John election campaign
Marc Fiedler made a similar statement. "Many chose Patrick Janik because they wanted a change." And further: "I can live with the fact that Mrs. John has been voted out." Fiedler thanked Janik and Täubner-Benicke for the fair election campaign, but explicitly excluded John because he was personally attacked by the WPS in a campaign letter. "It has nothing to do with democracy," said Fiedler. "And that is the support group of Eva John." He would have preferred a better result for himself, said Fiedler - and at the same time announced that he wanted to start again in six years.
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