Sylt election on Sylt: Who will be the new mayor - Haltermann or Gieppner?

On April 7, 2025, a runoff election around the mayor will take place on Sylt after no absolute majority could be achieved in the first ballot. The candidates for the runoff election are Tina Haltermann, who is independent and supported by the CDU, as well as Markus Gieppner from the "Die Insulaner" voters.

In the first ballot, Haltermann received 38.4 percent of the vote, while Gieppner was able to record 23.5 percent for himself. The election was necessary after the former mayor Nikolas Häckel was elected in September 2024. The municipality is currently being managed by Carsten Kerkamm (CDU).

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The turnout in the first election was 48.6 percent. Haltermann warned of excessive expectations based on her result in the first ballot. Gieppner, on the other hand, wanted more public debates between the candidates to give voters a better decision.

The term of office of the new mayor is six years. The former mayor Häckel has been in office since 2015 and died under unexplained circumstances in Hamburg.

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The deadline for the new mayor's office begins on May 1, 2025.

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