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11.10.2020 19:38
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Chemnitz Mayor Election: All Votes Counted! Schulze clearly wins
Chemnitz – Chemnitz has chosen! In the second round of the Chemnitz mayoral election, the SPD candidate Sven Schulze (48) won with 34.88 percent.
The second mayoral vote took place in Chemnitz on Sunday. Around 196,000 citizens were called to cast their vote. © Photo montage: 123RF / bizoon / Sven Gleisberg
Five candidates were still in the running, fighting for the position of city chief! Sven Schulze won the OB election by a clear margin. Almut Patt came in second with 22.03 percent of the vote.
The following candidates ran for the second ballot (Order as on the ballot):
- Almut Patt (51, CDU)
- Ulrich Oehme (60, AfD)
- Susanne Schaper (42, left)
- Sven Schulze (SPD, 48 years old)
- Lars Faßmann (42 years old, independent)
In the first vote on September 20, Sven Schulze (SPD, 48) also won with 23.06 percent. Closely followed by Almut Patt (51, CDU) with 21.39 percent.
The preliminary final result is there: Schulze clearly wins
Update, 7:38 pm: The preliminary final result is here, all the votes have been counted! Sven Schulze (SPD, 48) won with 34.88 percent.
This is how the people of Chemnitz chose:
Sven Schulze (SPD, 48): 34.88%
Almut Patt (51, CDU): 22.03%
Susanne Schaper (42, left): 16.12%
Lars Faßmann (42, independent): 13.75%
Ulrich Oehme (60, AfD): 13.22%
Participation: 46.87%
The preliminary final result of the Chemnitz mayor election (second ballot). © Graphic TAG24
Chemnitz has a new mayor: Sven Schulze! © Kristin Schmidt
Almost all electoral districts are counted
Update, 7:20 pm: 173 of the 183 electoral districts were counted.
Here’s what it currently looks like (at 7:20 pm):
Sven Schulze (SPD, 48): 34.53%
Almut Patt (51, CDU): 21.83%
Susanne Schaper (42, left): 15.81%
Lars Faßmann (42, independent): 14.03%
Ulrich Oehme (60, AfD): 13.79%
Barbara Ludwig congratulates with a bouquet of flowers
Update, 7.15 pm.: Barbara Ludwig (58, SPD) has arrived at the town hall. He congratulated Sven Schulze on the result. “I’m happy that the people of Chemnitz voted,” Ludwig said: “There was a lot involved.
Barbara Ludwig came to town hall with a bouquet of flowers. He congratulated Sven Schulze. © Kristin Schmidt
160 of 183 electoral districts counted
Update, 7 pm: 160 of 183 The electoral districts have already been counted.
Schulze: “I’m overwhelmed”
Update, 6:50 pm: Sven Schulze: “I am overwhelmed by the clear result. It encourages me in what I wanted to bring people. There is great responsibility associated with that.”
OB candidate Sven Schulze is overwhelmed by the result. © Kristin Schmidt
The first results are here!
Update, 6.40 pm.: The first results are here!
This is how it currently looks (at 6.45pm):
Sven Schulze (SPD, 48): 32.06%
Almut Patt (51, CDU): 20.58%
Ulrich Oehme (60, AfD): 16.29%
Lars Faßmann (42 years old, independent): 15.62%
Susanne Schaper (42, left): 14.64%
The first results are there. © private
Saxon Economy Minister Martin Dulig (46, SPD) hugs Sven Schulze. © private
First projection of electoral participation
Update, 6.30 pm.: The electoral supervisor made an initial projection of electoral participation: 49 percent. For comparison: in 2013 it was 31.75 percent on the second ballot
So far none of the OB candidates have made it to the town hall
Update, 6.15 pm.: So far none of the OB candidates have made it to the town hall. Current Mayor Barbara Ludwig (58, SPD) has also stayed away from the public event until now. According to city spokesman Matthias Nowak, his visit is not planned.
Polling stations close, the count begins
Update, 6 pm: Polling stations are closed! Now the count begins. Preliminary results will be presented at Chemnitz city hall as soon as about a third of the electoral districts are counted. TAG24 is there live.
The first representatives of the media have arrived at the Chemnitz city hall. © private
Attendance at 2 pm
Update, 2.30 pm: the Turnout at 2 pm .: About 22.5 percent of those eligible to vote were in polling stations. For comparison: three weeks ago it was already 25 percent.
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Participation at 12 noon
Update, 12 noon: the Turnout at 12 noon: Approximately 15 percent of those eligible to vote were at the polling stations.
Three weeks ago it was already 18 percent.
As of Saturday night, about 19.5 percent of those eligible to vote had also participated in the vote by mail.
Polling stations are open
Update, 8 a.m.: The city’s polling stations are now open. You can cast your vote until 6 pm
Fighting for the mayor’s office (top left): Almut Patt (51, CDU), Ulrich Oehme (60, AfD) and Susanne Schaper (42, left). Bottom from left to right: Sven Schulze (SPD, 48) and Lars Faßmann (42, independent). © Kristin Schmidt / Uwe Meinhold / Ralph Kunz / PR
But everything is open! Because just under half of Chemnitz residents cast their vote on the first ballot. Now those who did not vote in the first ballot could tip the balance. So it’s still exciting!
Caption photo: Kristin Schmidt
