Carsten Braun would be the new district administrator within the Lahn-Dill district. The CDU politician had a detailed race along with his run-off candidate Frank Inderthal from the SPD.
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Within the first spherical of the district elections within the Lahn-Dill district three weeks in the past, Carsten Braun (CDU) gained simply forward of Frank Inderthal (SPD). As nobody had a transparent majority, there was a runoff election on Sunday.
And as anticipated, issues obtained thrilling in Wetzlar, Herborn and the opposite municipalities within the space. About 195,000 folks had been eligible to vote.
Brown straight forward
The slim winner: Brown. He obtained 51.18 p.c of the votes, whereas his rival Inderthal obtained 48.82 p.c. The variety of voters was 31.36 p.c.
The brand new district administrator will take workplace on November 6. Then the time period of workplace of the earlier district administrator Wolfgang Schuster (SPD), who’s retiring, involves an finish.
Quiet election marketing campaign
The election marketing campaign was comparatively quiet – in all probability as a result of the 2 candidates respect one another. Nonetheless, an web video from Jusos, the SPD’s youth organisation, prompted a stir. There was the pun “Crimson as a substitute of brown” – the title of the Christian Democrat was additionally brown.
After studies on mittelhessen.de and protests from the CDU, the Jusos modified the video and the SPD apologized.
Aim: thinner administration
Carsten Braun was born in Herborn and has been mayor of the municipality of Driedorf since 2016, the place he lives along with his spouse and two sons. The 46-year-old was beforehand with the Hessian police.
Braun sees an pressing have to reform the organizational construction of the district administration, because the certified administrative economist instructed hr in response to a request. He needs to streamline this and optimize administrative processes. His purpose: extra near residents.
Different focal factors ought to be the faculties and vocational faculties within the space. Braun additionally needs to spice up tourism, strengthen well being care by higher integrating inpatient and outpatient providers, preserve catastrophe management operational and safe the world’s infrastructure.
Mayoral elections in Baunatal and Altenstadt
Voting additionally befell on Sunday in Baunatal (Kassel) and Altenstadt (Wetterau), the place mayoral elections had been held. In each municipalities, impartial candidates gained a majority within the run-off election.
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