Berlin: Übermittlungsfehler kostet fünf Berliner Abgeordnete das Mandat
In Spandau wurde ein Wahlergebnis falsch übermittelt. Nicht die CDU, sondern die AfD holt das Direktmandat. Das hat weitreichende Folgen für das gesamte Landesparlament.
Berlin – A transmission error has cost five Berlin politicians their seats in the city's Landtag. A recount in Berlin-Spandau's first electoral district has revealed that AfD candidate Tommy Tabor secured the most votes and thus the direct mandate, not CDU candidate Bettina Meißner, according to Landeswahlleiter Stephan Bröchler, who spoke to dpa.
The recount was prompted by discrepancies between the rapid phone transmission of the election result and the entry in the electoral standing committee's minutes, which recorded Tabor with 34 votes and Meißner with 80. Bröchler admitted he couldn't yet explain why the discrepancy occurred. Since Meißner did not receive a direct mandate, a surplus mandate is lost, requiring a recalculation of the balancing mandates.
Consequently, the number of parliamentarians in the Landtag is expected to drop: "There will be 153 candidates receiving a seat in the parliament, not 158, so five will fall away," Bröchler stated, noting that the final distribution among parties will be confirmed by the Landeswahlkommission on October 12.
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