Munster - The CDU regional government has prevailed in the dispute over the date of local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday in Munster festgesetztenWahltermin by the Government on 30 August. The court thus dismissed from an action brought by SPDund Greens. The opposition had a Zusammenlegungder municipal election with the election on 27 September demanded.
For the opposition, ended with the second gear before denVerfassungsgerichtshof in defeat. In February siedagegen had gained in Muenster. The highest court of the country hattendamals by the black-yellow coalition originally beschlosseneZusammenlegung the local elections with the European elections on 7 Juniuntersagt.
Then Interior Minister Ingo Wolf (FDP) had 30 August set as the date which has now finally confirmed.
At the same time, the judges approved of the abolition of Stichentscheidsbei the election of mayors, mayors and Landräten.Damit have in the election on 30 August, the candidate won the meistenStimmen, even if they missed an absolute majority. Until now required in these cases, a runoff election.
