And as it is written: Then the ... elders of the people, assembled in Freiburg's city hall together with Mayor Salomon, voted 33 to 10 in favor of the new stadium, but then they schemed: Let us cover our ***es and have a public vote, "or there may be a riot among the people."
To make a long story short, Freiburg's Municipal Council decided on November 18, 2014, to build a new soccer stadium in the Wolfwinkel (wolf's corner) near Freiburg's local airport. We, the people, had the final say today, on February 1, 2015.
When Red Baron received his polling card in early January, he did not find any indication about what he should vote on. This lack of information prompted Germany's Spaßpartei (fun party) Die Partei to put up posters suggesting that on February 1, voters should neither check yea nor nay but instead vote for their party.
Although at the beginning of the campaign, many people thought that a positive outcome of the vote was a mere formality, lately, the adversaries brought up some good arguments concerning the project's financing.
Yesterday Freiburg's soccer team played Frankfurt in the Dreisamstadion and won 4 to 1. This was a good omen.
The battle of posters (©BZ) |
Endorsement for Die Partei |
Yesterday Freiburg's soccer team played Frankfurt in the Dreisamstadion and won 4 to 1. This was a good omen.
Tonight at 1900 hours, the dice were cast. The people of Freiburg decided 58% to 42% in favor of the new soccer arena. However, voter turnout was only 45% of the electorate.
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