Local elections in Bavaria in 2026: Mayor is not working – however will nonetheless be elected | EUROtoday

The incumbent mayor of the municipality of Philippsreut within the Bavarian Forest (Freyung-Grafenau district) was re-elected with 57.1 % of the vote – though Helmut Knaus (Bavarian Party/Free Voters) was not working. However, in keeping with preliminary outcomes, 216 voters wrote his identify on the poll paper.

There are 521 eligible voters in the neighborhood and the voter turnout was 79.7 %.

The 64-year-old informed the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” in February: “I want to retire now.” He needed to lastly end constructing his home and care for his restaurant. He made the choice to stop two years in the past. But since then, residents have repeatedly approached him and needed him to stay round for an additional six years.

Knaus has been in workplace since 2014. At that point, he surprisingly defeated the candidate from the CSU, which had beforehand dominated the city corridor for 44 years, and gained by 9 votes. When he was re-elected in 2020, he acquired 78.2 % of the vote.

According to the native information web site “PNP.de”, there was no candidate for mayor within the municipality of Philippsreut on this yr’s election. In the run-up to the election, Knaus didn’t wish to determine whether or not he would take up the workplace of mayor if he have been re-elected.

After his election victory, Knaus informed “PNP.de” that he would settle for the election. He additionally anticipated to be re-elected, “but not with an absolute majority.”