The Tutzinger List criticizes the announcement by Marlene Greinwald (FW) that she will use her full term if she is re-elected mayor in winter – and not resign her office in advance in favor of a reconciliation of mayoral and local elections. As the one who came to office through a special election, it should also be her who, from her “personally comfortable position”, bring Tutzing an “efficient election rhythm” again, according to the citizens’ association. He describes the mayor’s arguments about the advantages of the current mode as “political nonsense”.
Greinwald had argued that there were good reasons why a term of office is six years. An election campaign is “very drastic” for a community and an administration. In addition, there is currently the advantage that the election of the mayor is “not a party election”. Greinwald was elected mayor in a special election after the death of Mayor Rudolf Krug (ÖDP).
Since then, the people of Tutzing have had to make their own crosses for the municipal council and the head of the town hall. The Tutzingers can vote for the latter next time at the end of November – it was announced last week. Greinwald then emphasized that she had no intention of resigning from office early in the event of re-election.
When asked, she confirms this. According to Greinwald, she is aiming for another six-year term because she is convinced that she is doing a good job on the matter and promoting the cohesion of the citizenry. In her opinion, “a certain continuity at the top of the administration after many difficult years before is good for the municipality”. Perhaps, according to Greinwald, “the constructive tone” in politics would be easier for the Tutzinger list if they dared “to translate their commitment into a candidacy for responsibility in office.”
The Tutzinger List had rejected one candidacy. she had declared that she sees civic engagement incompatible with “political will to power”.. Your municipal councilor, the entrepreneur Wolfgang Behrens-Ramberg, shouldn’t even be a candidate because of his age. Greinwald’s re-election seems likely, especially since she has had no competition so far. Only the CSU has announced that it will put forward a candidate – who is still open.
Greinwald was elected mayor in a runoff election in 2018 with 58 percent
From the point of view of the Tutzinger List, this is another argument for a voluntary shortening of the mayor’s term of office. Especially against the background that there will be only one “last minute” candidate in Tutzing anyway, a shortening would be “a much greater sacrifice and risk” for him personally, according to the citizens’ association. After all, he had to start again after two years.
Greinwald was elected mayor in a runoff election in 2018 with 58 percent. Only just over half of the Tutzingers had even ticked the box. When her deceased predecessor Krug was elected in 2014, however, the turnout was hardly higher at 62 percent and 54 percent in the runoff.
The Municipal and District Elections Act does not provide for an obligation to “reunify” mayoral and municipal council elections. So would have to either mayor Greinwald or the district administrator submit a corresponding application. Ultimately, according to Greinwald, the electorate would weigh up their arguments with the harmonization of the electoral periods.