Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Leipzig Proposes Feb. 21, 2027 Mayoral Election Date

Council confirmation is pending for a timeline designed to bypass winter holidays and any Easter runoff.

Overview

  • Administrative mayor Ulrich Hörning proposed holding the vote on Sunday, February 21, 2027, near the end of the permitted window.
  • Saxon municipal law requires municipal elections on a Sunday one to three months before the office becomes vacant.
  • Incumbent Mayor Burkhard Jung’s seven-year term ends on March 28, 2027.
  • If the schedule is approved, candidate nominations would be due by December 17, 2026, with the voter register closing on January 10, 2027.
  • Voting notifications would be delivered by January 31, 2027, under the proposed timeline.