Hall in election fever: Who will be the new mayor?

Hall in election fever: Who will be the new mayor?

Halle (Saale), Deutschland - The mayor election in Halle (Saale) is just around the corner! On February 2, 2025, citizens are invited to choose their new head of the city. The city administration made the preparations and mobilized almost 1,800 volunteers. This is not only an important event for the city, but it could also lead to a very close choice, since the nine -approved candidates, including prominent personalities such as Egbert Geier from the SPD and Kerstin Godenrath from the CDU, will fight for the votes of the voter Halleans. Around 185,000 citizens in Halle currently have the right to choose, with the exact number on January 31, 2025, as the Official city page

The candidates and the election process

A total of nine candidates come to the election. Among them is the 50-year-old pensioner Martin Bochmann and 27-year-old physicist Wolfgang Hoppe, both of whom are independent. Many questions why some important parties such as the Greens and the FDP do not provide a candidate or only comment on support. Even the AfD withdrew its candidates, Alexander Raue, and instead concentrated on the Bundestag election. The election day itself will be an exciting matter in which the polling stations are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Results are expected at around 6:30 p.m., and depending on the participation, it could take until late in the evening for the preliminary end result, according to the mz .

If none of the candidates receive more than 50 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff election on February 23, which takes place at the same time as the Bundestag election. In view of the last elections in Halle (Saale), a runoff election is very likely, since a second ballot was always necessary in the last elections since 1994. The decision on the approval of the applications was made on November 28, 2024, and the result of the main election will be determined a few days later on February 5, 2025. The tension in the city grows every day!