As Munich prepares for its next mayoral elections on March 15th, political divides in Germany are widening under the strain of far-right extremist attacks. On the campaign trail, tensions have been boiling over.
Danish businessman Claus Ruhe Madsen became the first non-German to win the mayor's office in a major German city Sunday with his election victory in Rostock.
Peter Feldmann was re-elected mayor of Frankfurt on Sunday with 71 percent of the vote, ensuring he will hold the reins of power in the finance city until 2024.
On February 25th, the residents of the city of Frankfurt will go to the polls to vote in a new city mayor. The Wahlkompass could give you a better idea of who to vote for.
Henricus Pillardy tells The Local how he ran for mayor in small-town Hesse to legalize weed and earn a lavish salary. But the 23-year-old went on trial on Thursday accused of misleading voters and inciting hatred. Where did it all go wrong?
A German city official who was stabbed in the neck in an attack apparently over her work with refugees was Sunday elected the first female mayor of the western city of Cologne.
UPDATED: A mayoral candidate for the western German city of Cologne suffered serious stab wounds on Saturday during campaigning for Sunday's poll, police said.
Berlin’s development senator, who led the controversial project to develop Tempelhof Airport, will be the capital’s next mayor. Michael Müller won almost 60 percent of the vote among members of the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Saturday.
Three men are hoping to become Berlin’s next mayor after Klaus Wowereit steps down in December. With nominations closing on Monday, The Local looks at the three politicians who want to lead the city.
Duisburg mayor Adolf Sauerland had detailed advance information of the planning chaos that led to the deaths of 21 people and more than 500 injured at the Love Parade on July 24, according to a magazine report published Saturday.
