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Mayoral election in Jüterbog: Weber wants a recount – election results confirmed!
Mayoral election in Jüterbog: Tilman Weber fails with request for recount, runoff election between Dimde and Lindner-Klopsch on July 20th.
Mayoral election in Jüterbog: Weber wants a recount – election results confirmed!
The mayoral election in Jüterbog, which took place on June 29, 2023, continues to cause excitement. The independent candidate Tilman Weber missed the runoff election by a narrow 11 votes and wanted to have the result checked by requesting a recount of the votes. The election committee, headed by Iris Berginski, met on July 1st and decided against a recount and confirmed the validity of the election results. How maz online reported, the preliminary final result came at 8:51 p.m. on election night after the arrival of voting documents was delayed and there was a staff shortage.
As for the votes, there were a total of 40 invalid votes, which, however, did not cause any objections or recalculations. There have been rumors circulating in recent days about ballots that have appeared, but Weber was unable to confirm them. Despite his request, he emphasized that this was not done out of distrust of the election outcome, but out of a sense of responsibility. Ultimately, he accepted the election results and the proper conduct of the election.
The upcoming runoff election
After Tilman Weber is out of the race, the citizens of Jüterbog have the opportunity to cast their vote in the runoff election between the two candidates Sabrina Dimde (BBJ/SPD) and Christiane Lindner-Klopsch (independent) on July 20, 2023. As in a report by rbb24 listed, Dimde received 30.6% of the vote in the last election, while Lindner-Klopsch received 29.3%. The difference between the two candidates is 70 votes.
The prospects are clear for voters. Weber, who was only 11 votes behind Lindner-Klopsch in favor of voters with 29.1% of the vote, will not make any voting recommendations for the runoff election. Meanwhile, voter turnout of 52.4% remains an important issue as Jüterbog looks for a new city leader after former AfD mayor Arne Raue moved to the Bundestag.
The events surrounding the mayoral election show how important every vote is and how heated electoral battles are, especially in small towns. With a new mayor, Jüterbog is facing a decisive phase that will hopefully end with a clear result.