New election in the community: What the citizens are now expecting!

New election in the community: What the citizens are now expecting!

After the municipal council election on January 26th in Hirschbach, the negotiations between the three parties - SPÖ, List Hirschbach and ÖVP - are in full swing. Mayor Guntmar Müller, who has only been in office for a year, emphasizes that all parties have a common goal: to advance the community with its approximately 570 inhabitants. The SPÖ was able to assert itself on six mandates with an increase of 1.5 percentage points. In comparison, the Hirschbach list achieved 35 percent of the votes and five mandates, while the ÖVP came to 25.8 percent and four mandates, such as noen.at reports .

Bundestag election and allocation of mandate

The distribution of mandates in the Bundestag is a complex topic that is regulated by the Federal Election Act. In the Bundestag election, the seats are awarded both by majority and after proportion of proportions. According to Bundesag.de , only parties that reach at least five percent of the second votes throughout Germany. Direct mandates are awarded to the candidates who receive most of the first votes in their constituencies. This regulation often leads to overhang and equalization mandates, which increases the total number of members of the Bundestag beyond the regular 598.

The 2023 voting rights reform aims to fix these problems by introducing the second part of the second. In the future, electoral winners may only accept a mandate in the Bundestag if this is also covered by the second votes of their party in the respective federal state. This makes the allocation of mandate more transparent and fairer, which takes into account the current political situation and the wishes of the voters.