First trend towards the district election: Müller leads in front of Schult in the lake plate!

First trend towards the district election: Müller leads in front of Schult in the lake plate!

On May 25, 2025, the polling stations in the Mecklenburg Lake District closed, and the counting of the votes for the district administrator's runoff. The two candidates are Thomas Müller from the CDU and Enrico Schult from the AfD. Schult was ahead in the first ballot on May 11 with 36.1 percent of the vote, while Müller came to second place with 27 percent. Before the runoff election, Müller received the support of most other parties, which could be eagerly awaited the outcome of the election. Other candidates such as Johannes Arlt (SPD) and Torsten Koplin (Die Linke) did not make it into the runoff election.

The first intermediate stands are promising for Müller: According to the current status at 6:39 p.m., which comes from 247 out of 297 electoral districts, he is 53.4 percent ahead of Schult, who received 46.6 percent. Previously at 6:27 p.m., Müller was 52.4 percent, and trained with 47.6 percent. NDR reports that the option in the region is currently is lower than in the elections two weeks ago.

The turnout was 20.9 percent in the afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Mecklenburg Lake District, which means a decline compared to the area code. Participation was also lower in Greifswald, here 18.51 percent were found, compared to 20.63 percent two weeks ago. This could indicate that interest in the local elections may have decreased.

other elections in the region

Today's elections affect not only the district elections, but also the mayor election in Neubrandenburg. Here the non -party Nico Klose and Frank Benischke from the CDU face each other. The CDU is entitled to the town hall and sees itself in a strong position. In other counties, such as Vorpommern-Rügen, incumbent Stefan Kerth (independent) competes against Carlos Rodrigues (AfD), while in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald Michael Sack (CDU) against Inken Arndt (AfD).

The election manager commented in advance about the lower turnout compared to the last elections. Despite this, the results of today's election remain to continue, while the counts in the electoral districts stop. A comprehensive overview of the local elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is also available to develop this To be able to classify elections better.