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| Original language | German |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 109-127 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Abstract
The election of the mayor of the city of Kassel in March 2023 was special in two respects: firstly, in the first round of voting, a candidate from the SPD ran against the incumbent mayor, who was also a member of the SPD but was running as an independent candidate . Secondly, the incumbent withdrew his candidacy after the first round, in which he had received the most votes . As a result, only the second-placed candidate from the first round was left in the run-off . On the basis of a survey of the population of Kassel and the official election statistics, it can be shown that the mayor was able to benefit from a strong incumbency bonus in the first round . The fact that the SPD withdrew its support did him little harm . The second ballot changed its character due to the incumbent not standing . Failure to secure a majority of votes for the remaining candidate would have meant new elections . For many voters, this raised the question of the desirability of new elections . In the run-off election, a majority in favor of the remaining Green candidate was ultimately only achieved because some voters wanted to avoid new elections .
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In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, Vol. 55 , No. 1, 2024, p. 109-127.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Die Wahl des Oberbürgermeisters der Stadt Kassel vom 12. und 26. März 2023
T2 - Der Kampf zweier Sozialdemokraten und eine Stichwahl gegen sich selbst
AU - Klein, Markus
AU - Kühling, Christoph
AU - Springer, Frederik
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The election of the mayor of the city of Kassel in March 2023 was special in two respects: firstly, in the first round of voting, a candidate from the SPD ran against the incumbent mayor, who was also a member of the SPD but was running as an independent candidate . Secondly, the incumbent withdrew his candidacy after the first round, in which he had received the most votes . As a result, only the second-placed candidate from the first round was left in the run-off . On the basis of a survey of the population of Kassel and the official election statistics, it can be shown that the mayor was able to benefit from a strong incumbency bonus in the first round . The fact that the SPD withdrew its support did him little harm . The second ballot changed its character due to the incumbent not standing . Failure to secure a majority of votes for the remaining candidate would have meant new elections . For many voters, this raised the question of the desirability of new elections . In the run-off election, a majority in favor of the remaining Green candidate was ultimately only achieved because some voters wanted to avoid new elections .
AB - The election of the mayor of the city of Kassel in March 2023 was special in two respects: firstly, in the first round of voting, a candidate from the SPD ran against the incumbent mayor, who was also a member of the SPD but was running as an independent candidate . Secondly, the incumbent withdrew his candidacy after the first round, in which he had received the most votes . As a result, only the second-placed candidate from the first round was left in the run-off . On the basis of a survey of the population of Kassel and the official election statistics, it can be shown that the mayor was able to benefit from a strong incumbency bonus in the first round . The fact that the SPD withdrew its support did him little harm . The second ballot changed its character due to the incumbent not standing . Failure to secure a majority of votes for the remaining candidate would have meant new elections . For many voters, this raised the question of the desirability of new elections . In the run-off election, a majority in favor of the remaining Green candidate was ultimately only achieved because some voters wanted to avoid new elections .
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