AfD candidate Christine Beyer enters runoff in Spree-Neiße election

AfD candidate Christine Beyer has secured a significant lead in the Spree-Neiße district administrator election, advancing to a runoff scheduled for March 22. Beyer received 42.41 percent of the vote, placing her ahead of CDU candidate Martin Heusler, who garnered 30.52 percent.

In the mayoral election for the city of Forst (Lausitz), AfD candidate Ingo Bochmann received 41.2 percent of the votes, while Simone Taubenek (EWV Taubenek) achieved 58.8 percent. The overall voter turnout for the election was reported at 58.9 percent.