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Mayor change occurring after 18 years in Erfurt city hall.

Long-term SPD mayor of Erfurt, Andreas Bausewein, must leave his position in the town hall following 18 years of service. Defeated in the mayoral election on Sunday, the 51-year-old gained 35.8% of the vote, while CDU challenger Andreas Horn received a resounding 64.2%. Bausewein had already...

,   and  Viktoria Klein
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Signs hang at the entrance to the polling station in the Rutheneum grammar school.
Signs hang at the entrance to the polling station in the Rutheneum grammar school.

Voting sessions - Mayor change occurring after 18 years in Erfurt city hall.

Lawyer Horn currently serves as deputy mayor in Erfurt, managing the city's security and environment since 2019. As for Mayor Bausewein, who has overseen the state capital and its roughly 215,000 residents since 2006, he's facing scrutiny over his handling of personnel issues and alleged misbehavior at the Erfurt Theater. Once considered a stronghold for the SPD, Erfurt held the position of SPD chairman in Thuringia for multiple years.

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