Overview

• Local election officials formally certified the result, giving Renner 58.5% to René Jurisch’s 30.43% and Martin Bahrmann’s 11.07%, with turnout at 52.27%.
• Renner, the city’s finance deputy since 2016, was publicly endorsed by CDU, SPD, Die Linke, Unabhängige Liste Meißen and Bürgern für Meißen.
• Jurisch, a non‑member backed by the AfD, faced scrutiny over a brief NPD membership, a dissolved ‘Schwarze Sonne’ association and a campaign video filmed at Schloss Proschwitz without permission.
• The outcome defied AfD expectations after strong prior results in the area, including about 32.9% in the 2024 city council vote and roughly 42.7% in February’s Bundestag tally.
• With an outright majority on 7 September, no runoff is required; outgoing mayor Olaf Raschke remains in office until 27 October, when Renner is due to be sworn in.