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Bushido Draws Three Write-In Votes in Grünwald Mayoral Race

Bavarian rules let voters add names when only one candidate appears on the ballot.

Overview

  • Incumbent Jan Neusiedl of the CSU won re-election with about 84% of 5,287 valid votes, with turnout reported at roughly 63.2%.
  • Because only one official candidate was listed, 846 ballots used the option to name an alternative eligible person.
  • Three votes were recorded for rapper Bushido under his legal name, Anis Ferchichi, accounting for about 0.1% of the total.
  • Other write-in mentions included Karl-Heinz Rummenigge with one vote, Alice Weidel with two, and Jan van Aken with one, according to the municipal tally.
  • Bushido recently moved to Grünwald from Dubai and his high-profile relocation helped draw attention to the quirky write-in results.