Nach der Wahl in Berlin: Wahlkreisergebnis geändert - AfD holt Direktmandat statt CDU

Following the Berlin election, the results in the Spandau 1 electoral district have been revised, altering the number of seats in the Berlin State Parliament. The AfD candidate Tommy Tabor secured the most votes and thus the direct mandate in Spandau 1, rather than the CDU candidate Bettina Meißner, according to the State Electoral Officer Stephan Bröchler, who reported this to dpa.

This discrepancy was discovered during a recount in the Spandau 1 electoral district, as the telephone-sent rapid result transmission did not match the record in the electoral committee's minutes. The accurate figure, showing Tabor ahead with 34 votes, contradicted the initial count that had Meißner with 80 votes. Bröchler could not immediately explain this discrepancy.

For the Berlin State Parliament, the CDU candidate's lack of a direct mandate means an overhang mandate will be forfeited. Consequently, Bröchler stated that the balance of compensatory mandates needs to be recalculated, reducing the total number of lawmakers by five: "There will be 153 candidates securing a seat in the parliament, not 158, so that's five fewer."

The exact distribution among parties remains under calculation, and the final confirmation is scheduled by the State Electoral Committee on 12 October.