Missing signature: Mayoral election invalid

A new mayoral election in Großschirma following formal errors is met with great incomprehension by the winner of the first ballot. AfD politician Rolf Weigand announced on Friday that he would consider taking legal action against the decision of the Central Saxony district administration. Previously, the mayoral election in Großschirma, in which Weigand had clearly prevailed in the first round, had been declared invalid. This was the result of an in-depth examination by the municipal supervisory authority, the Central Saxony district office announced on Friday and ordered new elections. One of Weigand's signatures was missing. The 39-year-old received 59.4 percent of the vote in the election on March 3.

He had submitted the documents as a candidate for mayor to the municipal election officer in Großschirma, according to Weigand's statement. There, all documents had been checked by the municipal election officer and declared complete and correct. "It would have been a small matter to correct this formal error directly on site". He also asked where the "discretionary scope remained with such a clear result" and why taxpayers' money was being wasted on a new election.