Octavian Ursu (CDU) remains Lord Mayor of Görlitz. The 58-year-old won 55.8 percent of the vote in the second round of voting. He thus once again prevailed over his challenger Sebastian Wippel from the AfD. According to the city's website, 44.2 percent of voters voted for him.
The second round of the mayoral election was necessary because none of the candidates achieved an absolute majority in the first round of voting on May 10 - i.e. more than 50 percent of the vote. Even then, Ursu was ahead of state parliament member Wippel (44.3 percent) with 49.1 percent. Two other candidates were far behind.
