Shake in the Rhein-Palatinate district: Knörr against Staßen-who becomes a district administrator?

Shake in the Rhein-Palatinate district: Knörr against Staßen-who becomes a district administrator?

Europaplatz, 67227 Frankenthal (Pfalz), Deutschland - On February 24, 2025, the runoff election for the district election in the Rhein-Palatinate district took place. Volker Knörr from the CDU competed against Bianca Staßen from the SPD after Knörr won the first round of elections with 36.1 percent of the vote. Staßen followed with 25.2 percent. Joachim Paul von der AfD fell to third place with 19.5 percent and retired, such as Rheinpfalz.de reports .

The election took place in the district house on Europaplatz and the results were expected until after 11 p.m. The candidates' assessments of their results were different. While Staßen was relieved to have come into the runoff election after she was initially behind Paul, Knörr expressed confidence in the further course of the election.

results and reactions

The election in the Rhein-Palatinate district is part of a larger election scenario in Rhineland-Palatinate. Dietmar Seefeldt (CDU) remains in the Southern Weinstrasse district with 54.1 percent of the votes. Anna Bendel from the SPD achieved 27.8 percent and Eugen Ziegler from the AfD 18.1 percent. The turnout was remarkably high with 80.4 percent of over 90,000 eligible voters, as Clemens Körner (CDU), who soon left the office, expressed optimistic about the outcome of the runoff election and motivated the citizens to participate.

election statistics and behavior

The election statistics in Germany offers comprehensive information about election results, election behavior and number of participants. This data is divided by countries, constituencies and municipalities, among other things. Aspects such as the number of voters, the turnout and the distribution of votes according to age groups are analyzed in detail. The statistics are a valuable tool for analyzing the election behavior in a wide variety of regions, as can be found on Statistikportal.de

Overall, the election result shows a dynamic political landscape in the Rhine-Palatinate district, in which the citizens choose their leaders with a clear mandate. The coming weeks will show how the situation will develop and who ultimately emerges as a new district administrator or new district administrator.