2023-12-17 22:56:20
The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved victory this Sunday in the second round of the elections in the city of Pirna, in the state of Saxony, in the east of the country.
Pirna is the capital of the Saechsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district in the administrative region of Dresden and will be governed by AfD-backed candidate Tim Lochner after obtaining 38.5% of the vote, according to preliminary official results cited by public television. German ARD.
Behind was the candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Kathrin Dollinger-Knuth, who obtained 31.4% of the votes. Ralf Thiele of Free Voters, has achieved 30% support.
Lochner has announced that his first decision as mayor will be to give up his official car and use his private car instead. In addition, he wants to “meet municipal officials individually and, if possible, check his loyalty.”
Participation was 53.8%, above the 50.3% in the first round. There were a total of 32,000 people registered.
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