Overview
- The Greens formally nominated local councillor Thomas von Sarnowski with 98% backing at a Markt Schwaben assembly.
- The AfD announced Bundestag member and patent attorney Christoph Birghan as its Landrat contender, who accused the incumbent of tax waste and legal breaches.
- Reports cite payments made without Kreistag approval, including about €1.8 million tied to legal cases and a costly software purchase that drew oversight criticism.
- Sarnowski is campaigning on stricter budgeting and the burden of Klinikum Ebersberg München Ost debt, plus priorities such as affordable housing, public transport and a faster energy transition.
- Merkur reported the AfD withheld the names of the other 19 county-list candidates and ran an op-ed arguing Birghan downplays extremist currents within the party.