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Oberbürgermeisterwahl in Hohenstein-Ernstthal: Lars Kluge tritt gegen drei Herausforderer an

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  • In Hohenstein-Ernstthal wird am Sonntag ein neuer Oberbürgermeister gewählt.
  • Amtsinhaber Lars Kluge (CDU) tritt gegen drei Kandidaten von BSW, der Wählervereinigung «Pro HOT»/SPD und ein Einzelbewerber an.
  • Wahlberechtigt sind rund 11.700 Einwohner.

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Hohenstein-Ernstthal ist bekannt für den Sachsenring, der nächstes Jahr sein 100-jähriges Jubiläum feiert, und als Geburtsort des Schriftstellers Karl May.

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In Hohenstein-Ernstthal (Landkreis Zwickau) wird am Sonntag ein neuer Oberbürgermeister gewählt. Wahlberechtigt sind nach Angaben der Stadt knapp 11.700 Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner.

Neben Amtsinhaber Lars Kluge von der CDU kämpfen drei weitere Kandidaten von BSW, der Wählervereinigung «Pro HOT»/SPD und ein Einzelbewerber um die Gunst der Wähler. Die können von 8.00 bis 18.00 Uhr abstimmen, wer in den nächsten sieben Jahre die Geschicke ihrer Stadt lenken soll. Wenn im ersten Wahlgang kein Bewerber die absolute Mehrheit erreicht, gibt es am 27. September einen zweiten Wahlgang.

Hohenstein-Ernstthal ist eng verbunden mit dem Motorsport. Der Sachsenring feiert nächstes Jahr 100. Jubiläum. Am 26. Mai 1927 wurde auf der Rennstrecke erstmals ein Motorradrennen ausgetragen. Inzwischen lockt die Motorrad-WM dort jährlich mehr als 250.000 Besucher an. Zudem ist die Stadt Geburtsort des Abenteuerschriftstellers Karl May (1842-1912). Sein Geburtshaus beherbergt ein Museum.

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  • Wer wird letztlich die Wahl gewinnen?
  • Wie hoch wird die Wahlbeteiligung sein?
  • Welche politischen Schwerpunkte haben die einzelnen Kandidaten?

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