When Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) declared last summer that he wanted a third term in office, he caused a surprise. Finally, there is a law that prohibits riders from competing again in 2026 because of their age. At the time, no one could have imagined that the CSU would abolish the age limit of 67 for district administrators and professional mayors just before the next local elections, thereby reducing their own chances of becoming the mayor of Munich. Although many a CSU district administrator should not like having to abdicate as king of his district before he himself considers the time has come. But now CSU party leader and Prime Minister Markus Söder appeared at the closed meeting of his parliamentary group in front of the press and said when asked: The age limit for mayors and district administrators must go.
Suddenly the way seems to be clear for Reiter for a third term. If he seizes the opportunity, the weights in the upcoming mayoral election in 2026 are likely to level off differently than previously thought. It quickly became clear at the press conference that Söder had taken this into account, he made a remarkable appearance. Not once did he cite the allegedly pushy CSU mayors or district administrators, who can no longer compete because of the age limit, as a reason for his idea. Söder only spoke about Munich, the good cooperation with Reiter and let it be known smugly that the expected candidate of the Greens in Munich, Katrin habenharm, was also in view.
What Söder’s appearance says about the state of the formerly dominant parties in Munich, the SPD and CSU, I analyze in my commentary (SZ Plus). Of course we also asked around how Söder’s announcement was received in Munich. But read for yourself whether the mayor still wants to continue governing after twelve years in office, what the city CSU says and how the Greens think that in 2026 they may have to fight against a rider with an office bonus.
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Referendum on the protection of meadows and parks is approaching The initiators are collecting enough signatures, the district administration department notes. Now it’s up to the city council.
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