Bad Schussenried chooses: Mayor Deinet retires!

Bad Schussenried chooses: Mayor Deinet retires!

In Bad Schussenried there are exciting news! Mayor Achim Deinet has announced that after two term of office he will no longer start election in the coming year. His term ends on March 21, 2026, and the mayor election is on the program on Sunday, February 1, 2026. If it is necessary, a runoff election will be carried out on February 22, 2026 to determine the new mayor. The Schwäbische Zeitung reports that an important change in Baden-Württemberg Local Election states, that there are only two candidates to choose from in the runoff election.

The position of the position will take place on October 24, 2025 in various media, including the "State Gazette", the "Schussenboten" and on the urban homepage. She will also be released on October 25th in the "Schwäbische Zeitung". Applications can be submitted by January 7, 2026, 6 p.m. The presentation of the candidates will then take place on January 22, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the town hall.

candidate presentation and process

For the presentation of the candidates, each person has 20 minutes of speaking time. During this time, the competitors must not be in the hall to ensure an undisturbed idea. Afterwards, the citizens have the opportunity to ask a maximum of two questions, the answers to three minutes are limited. The municipal election committee will ensure a fair process, chaired by Mayor Deinet himself.

its assessors come from the local council: proposals were made by the Free Voter Association (Martin Weiler, Deputy Luca Maucher) and the bourgeois voter list (Alexander Eisele, Evelyn Schmid, deputy Armin Madlener, Wolfgang Blumenschein). Interestingly, municipal council Alexander Eisele has already said that he will also not run for the mayoral election.

elections in context

But how does the elections in Baden-Württemberg actually work? The district elections take place every five years together with the municipal council elections, such as The Ministry of Interior, Digitization and Migration Baden-Württemberg . Both German and nationals of other EU member states who are at least 16 years old and have been living in the district for at least three months are entitled to vote. Depending on the population, between 8 and 60 council members are available in the municipal council elections.

The election process itself takes place on the basis of election proposals that are submitted separately for each constituency. The advantage: voters are allowed to accumulate their votes or even pan them, which means that they can select applicants from various suggestions. This promotes a lively and diverse democracy in the country.

On June 25, 2025, we are faced with some changes, both at local and personal level. The citizens of Bad Schussenried can be excited to see who will choose their future mayor - and whether they have a good knack for it!