Würzburg: Bavaria Gets Its First Green Mayor

It is a Bavarian-wide novelty: a mayor of the Greens will rule in Würzburg in the future. Martin Heilig won the second round with a lot of advance against the candidate of the CSU.

Martin Heiligen was elected the first Green OB of Bavaria in Würzburg. The former Second Mayor clearly prevails against Judith Roth-Jörg of the CSU in the run-off election.

Martin Heilig is the first mayor of Bavaria to become a green politician. The 49-year-old clearly beat CSU candidate Judith Roth-Jörg with 65 percent. According to the provisional final result, the 49-year-old came to 35 percent, as the city announced in the evening after the vote count. Heilig is currently the 2nd mayor of Mainstadt and deputy of the outgoing OB Christian Schuchardt (CDU), who changes to the German City Day. "I feel huge," said…

For more than ten years, he has been the head of a conservative town hall in Würzburg. Now, his former deputy is allowed to run – he has a green party book. Martin Heilig becomes a mayor of Bavaria for the first time. The 49-year-old clearly prevailed against CSU candidate Judith Roth-Jörg in the run-off election around the town hall head in Würzburg with 65 percent. According to the preliminary final result, the 49-year-old came to 35 percent, …

Martin Heiligen von den Grünen becomes Würzburg's new mayor. In the run-off election, he won 65 percent of the votes and thus prevailed against the CSU candidate Judith Roth-Jörg. Heiligen becomes the first green mayor in Bavaria.

For more than ten years, he has been the head of the Conservative Town Hall in Würzburg. Now his former deputy is allowed - he has a green party book.