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Mayor election in Stuttgart: The Greens are under pressure - who will appoint the next Lord Mayor?

2020-11-08T11:53:55.323Z


A new Lord Mayor will be voted on in Stuttgart today. A result of the OB election is expected in the evening. All information about the battle for the top of the town hall here in the news ticker.


A new Lord Mayor will be voted on in Stuttgart today.

A result of the OB election is expected in the evening.

All information about the battle for the top of the town hall here in the news ticker.

Stuttgart - Despite the tight

corona measures

, the

OB election can

take place

in Stuttgart

.

On Saturday, the Baden-Württemberg Administrative Court in Mannheim rejected complaints against a corresponding order from the state capital.

The week-long

election campaign

will come to an end this Sunday, because the residents of

Stuttgart

have been able to

elect

a new

mayor

since the morning hours

.

A

result

should it then in the evening to

19:30

enter.

However, it is not yet entirely clear whether a new mayor will be determined.

In most cases, applicants in elections in which the incumbent is no longer a candidate have a hard time gaining an absolute majority of the votes at the first attempt.

As a reminder: Fritz Kuhn (Greens), who held the office of Mayor of Stuttgart for eight years, will not stand for election this time.

OB election in Stuttgart: The Greens are under the greatest pressure

The 14 successor candidates, including the two favorites

Frank Nopper (CDU)

and

Veronika Kienzle

from the

Greens

, are fighting for

an absolute majority

today

.

If none of the applicants succeed,

a second election will take

place on

November 29th

- a simple majority of the votes will then decide on the new

mayor

.

The greatest pressure is

probably on the

Greens

before the

OB election

.

After all, the Greens make up the largest parliamentary group in the local council, all four direct mandates for the state parliament went to the Greens in Stuttgart and the government president is also a member of the party.

It is therefore expected that the Greens will

be able to defend

the

top

post in the town hall

.

Any other outcome could be interpreted as a bad sign for the

upcoming

state election

in

spring 2021

.

(kus with dpa)

Source: merkur

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