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2mo ago

Aiwanger Re-Elected Freie Wähler Chair With 82.3% as Party Pivots to Municipal Elections

The party shifts focus to municipal contests after a slide in polls.

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Die Freien Wähler in Bayern haben ihren Landesvorsitzenden Hubert Aiwanger im Amt bestätigt. Bei einer Landesversammlung wurde der 54-Jährige wiedergewählt. Der Landeswirtschaftsminister und Vizeministerpräsident hatte keinen Gegenkandidaten.

Overview

  • Delegates in Straubing returned Hubert Aiwanger as state chair with 82.3 percent of the vote, with no challenger on the ballot.
  • His backing fell from 95 percent in previous votes, a drop he downplayed as he said he was very satisfied with the outcome.
  • Setting priorities for 2026 local races, he demanded the Konnexitätsprinzip and less bureaucracy, and he criticized EU climate rules and the Greta Thunberg–inspired mainstream.
  • A recent Forsa survey puts the Freie Wähler near 10 percent after 16 percent in the 2023 state election, and the party failed to enter the Bundestag with 4.3 percent of second votes in Bavaria this year.
  • Internal figures, including Digital Minister Fabian Mehring, press for a broader profile beyond agriculture and a hard asylum stance, and Hans Martin Grötsch was chosen as the new general secretary.