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BackMayoral elections in Speyer and Pirmasens: Seiler and Zwick are running for re-election
Mayoral elections in Speyer and Pirmasens: Seiler and Zwick are running for re-election
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Mayoral elections in Speyer and Pirmasens: Seiler and Zwick are running for re-election

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  • Mayoral elections are taking place in Speyer and Pirmasens today.
  • In Speyer, the SPD incumbent Stefanie Seiler is running against the individual candidate Mike Oehlmann, who is supported by the FDP, CDU and Free Voters.
  • In Pirmasens, the CDU incumbent Markus Zwick is running against Christian Hofer (AfD) and Bernd Kriebel (Human Climate Animal Welfare Party).

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Why It Matters

Elections for the office of mayor are taking place today in Speyer and Pirmasens. In both cities, the incumbents ran for re-election.

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In two larger cities in Rhineland-Palatinate, the future leadership of the town hall will be voted on today: the mayoral elections are taking place in Speyer and Pirmasens.

In Speyer, SPD incumbent Stefanie Seiler is running against individual candidate Mike Oehlmann, who is supported by the FDP, CDU and the Free Voters. Around 36,000 citizens are called to vote. 44-year-old Stefanie Seiler has been mayor of the cathedral city on the Rhine since 2019.

In Pirmasens, CDU incumbent Markus Zwick is running against Christian Hofer from the AfD and Bernd Kriebel from the Mensch Klima Tierschutz party. Around 31,000 citizens are entitled to vote. The 49-year-old Markus Zwick has been mayor of Pirmasens since 2019.

Preliminary results in the evening

Polling stations close at 6 p.m. Preliminary results are expected in the evening. In both cities, the person who receives more than half of the votes is directly elected. A possible runoff election will take place on September 20th.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The preliminary results of the mayoral elections in Speyer and Pirmasens will be announced in the evening.

    Very likely · Within hours

  • If none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes, a runoff election will take place on September 20th.

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Who will win the elections in Speyer and Pirmasens?
  • Will there be a runoff election in one of the cities?
  • What will the voter turnout be?

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This article was originally published by Die Zeit.

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