Local right-wing party AfD secures victory in Pirna elections; a second round of voting is required to determine final results.
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Eyy, folks! The folks of Pirna've got some doin' again. The mayoral election on the 17th of December stood a re-run, 'cause none o' the five riffraff could snag an absolute majority in the initial round on Sunday. Tim Lochner, endorsed by the AfD, was the frontrunner, nabbin' a hair under 33%.
Ralf Thiele from the Free Voters came in second with 23.2%, Kathrin Dollinger-Knuth of the CDU was third with 20.25%, André Liebscher, an independent, took fourth with 13.71%, and Ralf Wätzig of the SPD/Greens trailed with 9.94%.
So, what happens next? Well, the cat with the most votes'll be crowned on the 17th, and a simple majority'll do the trick. Seven years back, our ol' mayor Klaus-Peter Hanke won with a landslide 60%, but he ain't runnin' no more due to age limtis. You might be wonderin', how does the voter turnout stack up? It was 50% this time, compared to 45% in the last mayoral go-round.
But here's the tea: Seven years ago, the AfD hadn't made it big in Pirna, and Tim Lochner's victory would mark the first time a mayor with more than 20,000 inhabitants hails from the party. Not too shabby, eh? But don't take my word for it; keep an eye on your local sources for more details on how the turnout compares to previous elections.
[1] - According to available information, Tim Lochner's victory marks a milestone as he becomes the first mayor of a city with more than 20,000 inhabitants from the AfD party. However, the search results do not provide specific details about the voter turnout for this election compared to previous elections. For precise voter turnout figures, additional local sources or election reports would be necessary.
In the upcoming re-run of Pirna's mayoral election on the 17th, politics may see a significant shift as Tim Lochner, endorsed by the AfD, aims to secure the majority. If elected, he would become the first mayor of a city with more than 20,000 inhabitants from the AfD party, a development that has caused general-news interest, particularly in relation to voter turnout compared to earlier elections.
