Here you will find the results of the 2020 local elections in Regensburg: After the polling stations have closed, we will keep you up to date with current figures.
- The local elections in Bavaria will take place on March 15, 2020.
- The Mayor (OB) and City Council are newly elected in Regensburg .
- Here you can get the results of the local elections in Regensburg, there are the results for all of Bavaria elsewhere.
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Regensburg - Regensburg is currently shaken by a corruption affair - one of the reasons why the local election in Bavaria 2020 * is particularly interesting for many people in Regensburg. The city currently has an interim mayor. The strength of the parliamentary groups in the Regensburg City Council could also change significantly.
2020 local elections in Bavaria: The OB candidates in Regensburg
The result of the OB election in Regensburg will probably be available on election evening. The current interim OB is Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer (SPD) . She has been in office since Joachim Wolbergs (SPD) was suspended in 2019. Both will stand for election as city hall chiefs on March 15, 2020, Wolbergs with his newly founded voters' association “Die Brücke” .
If none of the OB candidates receives more than half of the votes, two weeks later, on March 29, there will be a runoff * among the two most successful applicants. Merkur.de * asked the candidates about their most important topics and visions for Regensburg. Here you can find the portraits of the OB candidates for Regensburg *.
The list of applicants is as follows:
- Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer (SPD)
- Joachim Wolbergs (The Bridge)
- Astrid Freudenstein (CSU)
- Ludwig Artinger (Free Voters)
- Christian Janele (CSB)
- Stefan Christoph (The Greens)
- Horst Meierhofer (FDP)
- Benedikt Suttner (ÖDP)
- Irmgard Freihoffer (The Left)
- Jakob Friedl (Ribisl)
- Ingo Frank (The Party)
All other news from the city can be found on the topic page on local elections in Regensburg.
Video: What tasks does the mayor have?
City Council Election 2020 in Regensburg: When Are There Results?
As a rule, the OB election is the first to be counted, since only one cross per ballot * is permitted for this election of persons. Counting the city council election takes significantly more time. The voter has as many votes as there are mandates to be allocated - there are 50 seats in Regensburg - and gives his vote an individual weight by accumulating and variegating * . The ballot papers that are available in the polling station * or in the case of postal voting * by post are therefore much more complex than in the election for mayor * or district administrator * .
In the current legislative period, the City Council of Regensburg was composed as follows:
Party / list | Seats |
|---|---|
SPD | 14 |
CSU | 12th |
Greens | 5 |
Free voters | 4th |
ÖDP | 3rd |
The bridge | 2nd |
FDÜ | 2nd |
COD | 1 |
The left | 1 |
Nonpartisan | 4th |
Non-attached | 2nd |
In municipalities, the tasks of the city council are carried out by the municipal council * . On election evening and beyond, we will keep you up to date with the results of the Bavaria 2020 local elections that have already been counted.
Video: What are the tasks of the city council and municipal council?
News about local elections from Munich and all of Bavaria
Not only in Regensburg, where poll values * already exist before March 15th. All of Bavaria is invited to vote on March 15th. News from all corners of the Free State can be found on the topic page on local elections. Incidentally, the BR reports live on the 2020 local election, all program dates and the livestream can be found here.
An exciting race is also expected in the state capital of Munich. For this, merkur.de has created a live ticker with all the news about the local elections in Munich.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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