The first ballot in the local elections in Bavaria made run-off elections necessary in parts of the Free State. All information about the 2020 election in the live ticker.
- The run-off elections for mayors and district administrators will take place in Bavaria on March 29 .
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Update 5:10 p.m .: In Bavaria , there will be a runoff vote in 18 constituencies on Sunday, March 29th. Even in 16 of the independent cities , no applicant made it to the top position right away - including in Munich, Nuremberg and Augsburg. There has never been such an election in Germany: In the approximately 750 municipal runoff elections in Bavaria, millions of people should vote on Sunday.
Due to the risk of infection with Corona, there are no polling stations. Instead of ballot boxes, voters can only throw their ballot papers in one of the 19,559 mailboxes across the country - or on special election points on election day. Thanks to post and despite Corona.
In the state of emergency around the corona crisis, the cancellation of the election was a topic. However, the government around Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) sees the election of the district councilors, mayors and mayors as systemically important. In a way, it is certainly also a sign that not everything is going to go awry - even if the curfew is imposed in Bavaria and Germany is downright deadlocked. The message behind it is also: Bavaria does not let a virus destroy its democracy.
Runoff election in Bavaria: Permanent elimination of polling stations? SPD politicians with a revolutionary proposal
Update 4:33 p.m .: Due to the execution of the run-off elections as a postal vote , most of the votes will already have been received by the responsible offices. Nevertheless, voters have to forego a quick result. Protection against infection with the novel corona virus is currently more important than counting the votes as quickly as possible. In some places, the results can only be expected at the beginning of the week, up to and including Wednesday.
Update 1:18 p.m .: Necessity makes you inventive. In the midst of the Corona crisis , Bavaria is literally on the brink. To ensure political stability, the 2020 local elections will be held under special conditions. The runoff vote for the top posts in Bavaria's municipalities is therefore only carried out by postal vote.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, around 750 run-off elections are being held across Bavaria for the posts of the first mayors, mayors and district administrators - wherever none of the candidates won more than half of the votes in the first round two weeks ago. After the local elections on March 15, it was not yet clear in 18 counties who would get the top position. Even in 16 of the independent cities, no applicant made it straight away - including in Munich, Nuremberg and Augsburg .
However, the vote can still be cast on election day. We have compiled for you how and where voters in Munich can still insert their election documents until 6 p.m. on Sunday evening *.
Local elections in Bavaria: permanent elimination of polling stations? SPD politicians with a revolutionary proposal
9.59 a.m .: The run-off elections for the local elections will only take place this weekend because of the corona crisis . Markus Rinderspacher (SPD) , Vice President of the State Parliament, would like to make it a permanent facility, also in the federal and state elections.
Against the background of growing mobility, this is a contemporary, citizen-friendly and sensible option. "The trend of recent years shows that postal voting is becoming more and more the norm," said Rinderspacher.
The automatic delivery of the postal ballot documents, including the ballot paper, provides an additional impulse for those entitled to vote. The application-free # letter election increases the # turnout. The future belongs to voting regardless of time and location. https://t.co/GrWF3SYoF1
- Markus Rinderspacher (@m_rinderspacher) March 27, 2020Update of March 29, 2020, 8.15 a.m .: In Bavaria , the run-off elections will take place two weeks after the actual local election . Because of the corona crisis , the eligible municipalities can only vote for the first time by postal vote. Run-off elections are held in the five largest Bavarian cities of Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg and Ingolstadt .
Since the Mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter (SPD ), was clearly ahead with around 48 percent in the first round, he can hope in round two for a success in the Bavarian capital against the CSU candidate Kristina Frank . There are run-off elections for 16 mayor and 18 district council posts, and there is also a large number of mayoral elections.
Runoff election in Bavaria: Authority falls short of postal vote - don't believe the information sheet
First report from March 28, 2020:
Munich - The local elections were held across Bavaria on March 15 . State, city and municipal councils and mayors stood for election. Now it goes into the second round: The runoff is pending. But it won't be an ordinary choice. It is an election in a state of emergency .
Throughout Bavaria there is therefore only the option of postal voting . The personal walk to the urn was canceled. Despite the exit restriction and the ban on contact , there is ultimately the green light for the choice.
However, the electoral authority broke down. The fact sheet on the postal vote states that you can vote with your ballot either via postal vote or in a polling station. The instructions that you have to consider when going to the polling station are also still in the letter. It is unclear whether it is actually a mistake or whether the notices were printed before the decision was made to choose a holistic postal vote and the costs for new notices would be too high. Or whether no new notes were printed for environmental reasons.
There is also criticism of the conduct of the election in these circumstances.
Run-off elections in the local elections in Bavaria 2020 will take place despite the corona virus
It will of course be particularly interesting again in the elections for the coveted office of mayor and mayor. In Bavaria's largest cities Munich *, Nuremberg *, Augsburg *, Regensburg * and Ingolstadt * it will be exciting, but it will remain traditional - the runoff elections are characterized by a struggle between the two largest people 's parties .
Munich also offers a duel between the two parties CSU and SPD . Incumbent Dieter Reiter (SPD) competes against Kristina Frank (CSU). The first round went to the SPD man. However , it was not enough for an absolute majority . 47.9 percent of the votes went to riders. His competitor Kristina Frank received 21.3 percent. It will be exciting to see whether the challenger can catch up. However, the surveys * clearly point in one direction.
The mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter, who was still in office, was mainly concerned with the containment of the corona virus in the state capital . There was not much time left for the election campaign. He spoke up on Instagram.
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There is a clear favorite in Augsburg : Eva Weber (CSU) was 43.1 percent ahead of her pursuer from the SPD. Dirk Wurm achieved 18.8 percent of the vote, just 0.3 percent ahead of the Green politician Martina Wild .
Local elections in Bavaria 2020: runoff duels of the popular parties in the cities
In Nuremberg there is also a CSU-SPD runoff election to succeed Ulrich Maly. Marcus König (CSU) and Thorsten Brehm (SPD) are fighting head-to-head. The gap between the two was not even 1.5 percent on March 15.
Regensburg and Ingolstadt are at least not entirely in line with the other Bavarian cities. In Regensburg there is a purely female duel : Astrid Freudenstein (CSU) competes against Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer (SPD). Contrary to the polls, Joachim Wolbergs, who is charged with the trial, will not be among the top players.
Ingolstadt offers its voters an electoral thriller: the mayor candidates were almost level with the first ballot. Christian Lösl (CSU) and Christian Scharpf (SPD) separated only 0.1 percent.
However, due to the Corona crisis, it remains to be seen how overall turnout will turn out. Actually, voters would have plenty of time to think about their choice at home.
As part of the 2020 local elections, there will also be run-off elections in the Würmtal *, Wolfratshausen and Icking * and in the districts of Munich *, Freising *, Bad-Tölz *, Weilheim-Schongau *, Garmisch *, Miesbach *, Starnberg *, Fürstenfeldbruck *, Dachau *, Ebersberg * and Erding *.
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