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Status: 01.11.2020 10:40 pm
There was no decision in the mayoral election in Bad Segeberg on Sunday. In three weeks, the incumbent and his rival will be in the second round of the elections.
Dieter Schönfeld, 68 (supported by the SPD), has held office in the city of 17,000 inhabitants since 2009. When he was reelected in 2015, he was the only candidate, but this time he had an opposition candidate and another candidate: Toni Köppen from 38 year old Segeberg Free Voting Community and 49 year old Marlies Stagat (supported by CDU). After polling stations were closed and votes were counted, according to the city, turnout was 44.7 percent, it became clear that none of the trio members had obtained an absolute majority of the votes.
Schönfeld reached 39.9 percent, Köppen 31.2 percent and Stagat 28.9 percent. That means: on November 22, in the second round of elections between incumbent Schönfeld and his remaining rival, Köppen, it will be decided who will lead the administration in Bad Segeberg until 2026.
Schönfeld and Köppen plans
For Schönfeld, the main focus is on renovating indoor swimming pools, building houses and building a fire station. It also focuses on climate protection and youth projects.
Köppen would like to turn Bad Segeberg into one of the so-called Smart City, advocating for car sharing models with electric vehicles, sustainable street lighting, nature conservation and autonomous city buses.
Before the elections, Stagat had made the digitization of the city and an extensive traffic concept his motto.
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