A citizens' initiative has failed in its attempt to prevent two energy projects south of Leipzig. According to the preliminary results, the referendum on the "Green Power Park" and "Kleinzössen Energy Park" projects in the municipality of Neukieritzsch did not receive the necessary number of votes. Of the approximately 5,700 voters, at least 25 percent would have had to support the issue and at the same time a majority of participants would have had to vote in favor. The citizens' initiative's motion received 54 percent of the votes cast, but not the 1456 votes needed to stop the project.
As the mayor of the municipality, Thomas Meckel (SPD), announced on Monday morning, the final result will be announced in the afternoon. "I hope that the municipal council will once again confirm the resolutions it passed before the referendum." The final decision is expected to be made at a municipal council meeting in March. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) had previously reported on the outcome of the referendum.
