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Claudia Kalisch wurde 2021 erstmals zur Oberbürgermeisterin von Lüneburg gewählt. Bei dieser Wahl trat sie als Einzelbewerberin an, um ihre überparteiliche Amtsführung zu betonen.
Die Grünen-Politikerin Claudia Kalisch bleibt Oberbürgermeisterin von Lüneburg. In der Stichwahl setzte sie sich knapp mit 52,9 Prozent gegen Heiko Meyer von der Wählergruppe Die Unabhängigen durch, der 47,1 Prozent der Stimmen erhielt, wie aus dem vorläufigen Ergebnis auf der Wahlseite der Stadt hervorgeht.
Anders als bei ihrer ersten Wahl 2021 trat Kalisch diesmal als Einzelbewerberin an. Sie wollte damit nach eigenen Angaben verdeutlichen, dass sie ihr Amt stets überparteilich und unideologisch geführt habe. Sie bleibe aber «weiterhin mit Herz und Seele Mitglied der Grünen», sagte sie.
Bereits in Runde eins hatte Kalisch mit 36,1 Prozent vor Meyer (28,2) gelegen.
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