In Bavaria there are only a few direct mandates that the CSU did not win. In the 2018 state election there were exactly six; they went to the Greens. Where things could get exciting this time – a selection.
The political map of the directly won voting districts was pitch black, virtually a subscription for the CSU to receive most of the first votes. With exceptions – like a splash of red in 2013, for example. At that time, Ruth Waldmann had won directly for the SPD in Munich-Milbertshofen. In 2018 there were six direct mandates; the Greens won them in Munich and Würzburg. And this time? The CSU wants to get mandates back in Munich – but Prime Minister Markus Söder’s party faces new danger in Lower Bavaria. A foray through the vocal circles that promise excitement or special features.