Nach der Wahl in Berlin: Landeswahlleiter: Weniger Sitze im Berliner Parlament
In Berlin Berlin-Spandau wird ein Wahlergebnis neu ausgezählt. Das hat nicht nur für die Kandidaten dort Folgen. Der Landeswahlleiter sieht auch Auswirkungen auf die Zahl der Sitze im Landesparlament.
After the election in Berlin, the Landeswahlleiter Stephan Bröchler announced that there will likely be five fewer seats in the Berlin Parliament following a recalculation of the results from Berlin-Spandau. He informed dpa of this via inquiry. "Based on the current status, the Parliament will have 153 seats," he stated. "We had previously anticipated 158."
Each of the CDU, SPD, and Green parties will see a loss of one seat, while the Left party will lose two. Earlier reports from various media outlets hinted at this issue. The root cause lies in the recalculation in Spandau 1 electoral district, where it was discovered that the AfD candidate Tommy Tabor won the most votes and thus the direct mandate, not the CDU candidate Bettina Meißner.
This led to a loss of one direct mandate for the CDU. The reason for the recalculation, according to Bröchler, was that the quick result message received via phone did not match the written record of the election office. As the CDU candidate did not receive a direct mandate, one overhang mandate was lost. Consequently, Bröchler said, the balance mandates also need to be recalculated, resulting in fewer members of the Landtag.
However, he emphasized that the figures are not yet set in stone, as the Landwahlausschuss will still decide, including on the distribution of seats. The committee's meeting is scheduled for October 12th.
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