Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Bavarian Local Election Slates Set in Nomination Wave as Wildpoldsried Makes Mayor’s Post Honorary

New local nominations expose gaps in mayoral fields across several municipalities.

Overview

  • In Wildpoldsried, the council voted to revert the mayor’s office to an honorary role, a move incumbent Renate Schön condemned as an undemocratic, discriminatory maneuver that effectively forces her out of the full-time post.
  • The Wildpoldsried shift was driven by a Freie Wähler push to clear the way for their preferred candidate, who could keep a pension only under an honorary arrangement, according to the reporting and Schön’s account.
  • UWG Habach-Dürnhausen finalized a 12-person council list but named no mayoral candidate after the council opted to keep the position honorary, with one interested contender saying she would have run only in a full-time role.
  • Zolling’s UBZ launched an 18-person slate and confirmed incumbent Helmut Priller as its mayoral pick, set a target of at least six council seats, and reported no rival mayoral candidates currently in sight.
  • Elsewhere, parties stressed either continuity or renewal: CSU Mittelstetten returned familiar names and prioritized projects like new fire stations and a ‘Handwerkerhof,’ Freie Wähler Murnau unveiled a younger, more female list without a mayoral challenger, and Freie Wähler Mittenwald declined to field a mayoral candidate, pointing to an SPD–CSU race.