The Greens immediately make it to the second strongest faction after the CSU. Roland Frick (CSU) remains mayor. Municipal council is equal.
Pliening - Ten women and ten men, that's the new municipal council in Pliening. Plus Mayor Roland Frick (CSU), who won 58.2 percent in the first round against the two competitors Markus Uffinger (Initiative for Pliening, 21.9 percent) and Eva Strauss (SPD, 19.9 percent). The Greens, which founded a local branch in Plieningen just a year ago, immediately made it to the second strongest faction (after the CSU): four seats. "We never dared to dream of such a result! That is more than we expected, ”cheers the Greens spokeswoman, Gabriele Heigl. As of May, she will also sit on the municipal council, as will Tina Lucka, Brigitte Freund and Margrit Pricha.
Local elections: the loser is the SPD
The loser in the local elections in Pliening is the SPD, which has lost three mandates. "It's a big loss," admits top candidate Eva Strauss. On the other hand, she is pleased that the municipal council will in future consist of half women. "I hope that we will all work well together. I have a good feeling there. "
Mayor Roland Frick: "It is not bad, even if we would have liked one more seat."
Mayor Roland Frick is satisfied with his personal result and that of his party: "It is not bad, even if we would have liked to have one more seat." Working in or with the future local council would be interesting, "we have become more feminine and younger "Said Frick. The CSU has achieved a total of eight mandates in the municipal council, with a lead of one vote Verena Heigl (1055 votes) was able to enter the local parliament before Michael Klaß (1054).