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Today the decision is made. The result is expected around 8:30 pm Then it will be clear who will be the mayor of Stuttgart in the future. Everything you need to know about voting here on the live indicator.
There is no electoral party in the town hall
5:00 p.m.
Polling stations will close in one hour. Then the vote count begins. There will be no electoral party due to the pandemic. Once the preliminary official final result is available, former Mayor Fritz Kuhn (Greens) and the winner of today’s election will make a statement in a webcast. The SWR broadcasts this here in a live stream.
Lower voter turnout than expected in 2012
4:30 pm.
The Statistical Office expects (from 4 pm) a much lower turnout. If the previous trend continues, this would be 44.1 percent. That would be lower than the first ballot and also lower than the second ballot in 2012.
4:20 pm
In the 261 polling stations, there have been no notable incidents so far, a city spokesman said when asked by SWR. Crown rules would be observed. The first vote three weeks ago ran into trouble with self-appointed election watchers who refused to wear a mask.
The appointment of the future mayor is not yet clear
3:10 pm
Fritz Kuhn’s (Greens) term as mayor of Stuttgart ends on January 6, 2021. It is not yet clear whether his successor will start directly the next day. Because electoral challenges or reviews could delay the inauguration.
Furthermore, both the CDU candidate Frank Nopper and Marian Schreier, who does not have the support of the party, continue to lead the municipal administrations of Backnang (Rems-Murr-Kreis) and Tengen (Konstanz district). Here too there are deadlines to be adhered to and possibly delays.
Jan Böhmermann on the mayoral elections in Stuttgart
2:18 pm
The elections for the mayor of Stuttgart are also followed with enthusiasm across the country. The satirist Jan Böhmermann tweeted: “If a 30-year-old is elected mayor of Stuttgart today, I will pass out!” This refers to non-partisan candidate Marian Schreier, who surprisingly came third in the first ballot with 15 percent of the vote.
Rockenbauch asks to vote
1:14 pm
The mayoral candidate Hannes Rockenbauch (SÖS) cast his vote at the electoral college today. On Twitter, ask citizens to vote. According to a poll by the University of Hohenheim, Rockenbauch can count on between 17 and 23 percent of the vote.
Live broadcast am Abend
12:42 pm
Who will be the new mayor of Stuttgart? The SWR reports tonight from 6:25 pm on the live broadcast.
A new mayor will be elected in Stuttgart on Sunday. In the evening, SWR reports on the results and reactions on the live broadcast.
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12:38 pm
In the second voting attempt, there are indications of a slightly lower turnout than in the first elections three weeks ago. “It’s still pretty quiet in the polling stations,” city spokesman Sven Matis tweeted on Sunday afternoon. The statistical office had collected the participation until 12 noon. If the trend continues, voter turnout is assumed to be 44.5 percent. That would be 4.5 points less than in the OB elections in early November.
12:28 pm
In cool temperatures and under strict crowning conditions, polling stations have been open since 8 a.m. Around 450,000 people from Stuttgart are invited to cast their vote before 6 p.m. According to the city, 115,000 people have already voted by mail. According to the Stuttgart city administration, the provisional official final result should be available around 8:30 pm
A voter casts his vote for the election of the mayor of Stuttgart.
SWR
We open the live ticker
12 o’clock
Welcome to our ticker for the mayoral elections of Stuttgart. Read all the developments here.
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