Expectation fills the Bavarian capital. More than 1.1 million citizens are called to the polls to choose a path that could mark the city’s sporting history: on Sunday they will decide whether they want to host the Summer Games, something that has not happened since 1972. The result will be binding.
In Munich, local media have begun explaining in detail how the process will work, from deadlines and the electoral roll to the legal consequences of the outcome. The political atmosphere has intensified in recent weeks, with Mayor Dieter Reiter leading a bid supported by Bavarian Premier Markus Söder and Sports Minister Joachim Herrmann. Together they have launched an institutional campaign aimed at convincing the public that the city is ready to relive the Olympic experience more than half a century later.
The electoral machinery is already in motion. The city has started sending voting notifications to registered residents, a total of 1.1 million people, who will be able to cast their vote by post or in person on Sunday. That will be the day when Munich’s citizens decide whether they want their city to bid for the Summer Olympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044. After the failed attempts of 2018 and 2022, when bids for the Winter Games were rejected due to lack of popular support, municipal authorities made it clear that this time public backing would be an essential requirement.
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