The results of the runoff election 2020 in Nuremberg can be found here on March 29. Who will be mayor - Marcus König or Thorsten Brehm?
- On March 15, 2020 the local election was in Bavaria *.
- The mayor and members of the city council were also elected in the municipal elections in Nuremberg .
- Marcus König and Thorsten Brehm fought for the OB office in a runoff election on March 29.
- For nationwide results, consult the overview of results for Bavaria. Read more about Bavaria in our news ticker for Bavaria.
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Runoff election in Nuremberg 2020: Result there - SPD loses OB position
Update at 21:14: Marcus König is the new mayor of the city of Nuremberg . The CSU candidate received 52.2 percent of the vote in the runoff election on Sunday. SPD man Thorsten Brehm came to 47.8 percent . With this, the SPD loses the post of mayor to the CSU in its previous municipal political stronghold of Nuremberg.
Update at 7:35 p.m .: "An exciting evening. It is a bit like the penalty shootout at a World Cup, ”said Marcus König , commenting on the count in Nuremberg in the BR interview. Thorsten Brehm is even said to have congratulated him on winning the election. "That's right," said König. “He called me and congratulated me. But I want to wait until the end result is there. "
Update at 7:25 p.m .: According to the city of Nuremberg , after 318 of 377 voting districts, Marcus König is 52.3 percent ahead of Thorsten Brehm with 47.7 percent .
Update at 6.48 p.m .: The latest figures from Nuremberg : Marcus König comes to 148.2 percent after 148 counted voting districts , Thorsten Brehm to 49.8 percent .
Update at 6.30 p.m .: As the city of Nuremberg reports on Twitter, there is a close race between Marcus König and Thorsten Brehm in the OB election . According to this, around ten percent of the total of 377 voting districts were counted. Interim result: 52 percent for SPD candidate Brehm , 48 percent for König from the CSU .
Update from March 29, 2020, 5.15 p.m .: Marcus König from the CSU and Thorsten Brehm from the SPD will take part in the runoff election in Nuremberg on Sunday. The city in Middle Franconia is considered an SPD stronghold, and yet there could be a CSU mayor again after 18 years.
Update of March 28, 2020: On the second election Sunday of the 2020 local elections in Bavaria, merkur.de * will keep you up to date on the results of the OB election. At this point you will find the final result as well as possible interim results in the counting. Counting may be delayed compared to other elections because the corona crisis necessitates far-reaching security measures.
On election day, March 29, you will receive all information on the run-off election in the local election ticker for Bavaria * and the local election ticker for Munich *.
First ballot: results of the local elections in Nuremberg
Update at 9.45 p.m .: The votes were counted in Nuremberg . CSU candidate Marcus König received 36.5 percent of the vote in the OB election , SPD challenger Thorsten Brehm 34.9 percent . The final decision as to who will assume the post of mayor is made in a runoff election.
Update at 6:53 p.m .: A head-to-head race is indicated in the OB election in Nuremberg . The BR reports. Accordingly, 87 out of 524 constituencies are currently counted. Marcus König (CSU) has 36.8 percent , Thorsten Brehm (SPD) 35.6 percent , Verena Osgyan (Greens) 12.8 percent . In addition to Osgyan, most other Green OB candidates missed the runoff election *. This was the case in nine of the ten largest Bavarian cities.
Update at 6.45 p.m .: The turnout in Nuremberg on Sunday until 4 p.m. was 38.5 percent - including the postal voters. Meanwhile, there was bad news at the Municipal Data Processing Institute in Bavaria (AKDB). It provides voting software for many municipalities and had to deal with a technical fault on election evening *.
Update from March 15, 2020, 6:01 p.m .: The polling stations in Nuremberg are now closed. The counting of votes in the local elections in Bavaria is ongoing.
Local election 2020 in Nuremberg: Results for OB election and city council
Nuremberg - March 15, 2020 should not be a boring Sunday for many Nuremberg residents. They are called on to re-elect their municipal representatives on the date. This is the city council on the one hand, and the mayor on the other. In terms of content, the topics of mobility and renting are on the tableau. In the event of runoff elections * for candidates for the post of Mayor (OB), these will take place two weeks later on March 29th.
Local election 2020 in Nuremberg: Results for OB and city council from March 15th
Merkur.de * keeps you up to date on the election evening and beyond about the results of the local elections in Bavaria 2020 * - at this point specifically about the results of the local elections in Nuremberg . Munich has its own live ticker to choose from. The BR also reports live here at Merkur about the 2020 municipal election, all program dates and the livestream can be found here.
Which offices in Nuremberg can the voter decide on March 15? It is very important that the mayor and city council in Nuremberg are elected for the next six years. You can also find the latest news from the entire Free State of Bavaria on the topic page on the 2020 municipal election *.
The result of the OB election in Nuremberg will be decided without the incumbent
The incumbent mayor of Nuremberg is Ulrich Maly (SPD) . He has been in office since 2002, but is no longer voting for voters in the 2020 municipal elections in Nuremberg . The SPD sends a possible successor into the race. Surveys provide an indication of who can hope to move into the town hall. These candidates hope for a good result in the OB election in Nuremberg:
- Thorsten Brehm (SPD)
- Marcus König (CSU)
- Verena Osgyan (Greens)
- Titus Schüller (The Left)
- Jürgen Dörfler (Free Voters)
- Christian Rechholz (ÖDP)
- Ümit Sormaz (FDP)
- Fridrich Luft (BIA)
- Philipp Schramm (“The Good” voters)
- Roland-Alexander Hübscher (AfD)
- Florian Betz (Pirate Party)
- Marion Padua (Left List)
Merkur.de * has put together portraits of the OB candidates Nuremberg 2020 *.
Nuremberg 2020 local elections: when will there be results?
The voters can expect the result of the OB election in Nuremberg on the evening of the election. These ballots are counted at the beginning of the local elections in Bavaria because they are comparatively simple. If none of the OB candidates in Nuremberg receives a result of more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff vote will take place two weeks later among the two candidates with the best election results in the first round of the OB election.
Video: What are the tasks of the city council and municipal council?
Results of the city council election in Nuremberg 2020 will be counted later
At the same time, the city council elections will take place in Nuremberg on Sunday, March 15, 2020. The municipal parliament of your own city (equivalent to the municipal council * in municipalities) should be particularly interesting for many Nuremberg residents. The Nuremberg City Council has 70 seats and is currently composed as follows:
Party / list | Seats |
|---|---|
SPD | 31 |
CSU | 21 |
Greens | 6 |
Left list | 3rd |
Free voters | 3rd |
ÖDP | 2nd |
BIA | 2nd |
FDP | 1 |
The good ones | 1 |
However, the city council election is only counted after the election as mayor. The electoral assistants have a lot more work to do here than counting people, where only one cross per ballot * is allowed. Each voter has as many crosses as seats are to be allocated in the city council election. You can accumulate and panachate * , i.e. assign your votes tactically.
As soon as the first forecasts and results of the Nuremberg 2020 municipal election are available, you can find out here, among other things. Further information on the municipal elections in Nuremberg and the election results can also be found on the election topic page for Nuremberg.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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