First green mayor Martin Heilig

With Martin Heilig, a Greens politician will be mayor in Bavaria for the first time in Bavaria. The 49-year-old clearly prevailed against CSU candidate Judith Roth-Jörg with 65 percent against CSU candidate in Würzburg. According to the provisional end result, the 49-year-old came to 35 percent, As the city announced online in the evening after the vote counting. Heilig is currently 2. Mayor of the Main City and deputy of the outgoing OBS Christian Schuchardt (CDU), who is moving to the German City Day.

First Mayor of Bavaria of the Greens: Martin Heilig in office until 2032

The term of the term of the five -fold father Holy will begin on July 1st. Usually the OB election would not have been made until 2026 together with the city council election. Now only the new city council will be elected next year. Schuchardt’s successor will therefore remain in office until 2032 if both elections are merged again.

A total of three women and one man had applied for the office. In the first ballot on May 4th, holy came to 39.6 percent of all valid votes. Because he missed the absolute majority, there was a runoff election – this time the Greens also received support from the ranks of the SPD.

Green election success in Würzburg was carried out with the support of the SPD

Around 96,000 citizens were called for coordination, the turnout was only 47.4 percent (first ballot: 52.2 percent).