Overview
- Dominik Krause of the Greens won Munich’s mayoral runoff with 56.4% to 43.6% over SPD incumbent Dieter Reiter, who conceded and announced his exit from politics.
- Dieter Reiter faced heavy criticism for paid FC Bayern roles taken without required council approval and said he would donate the €90,000 he received.
- In Bavarian runoffs, the Free Voters roughly doubled their county chief posts to about 28 as the CSU lost around a dozen Landräte and several mayoralties.
- Projections in Rheinland‑Palatinate show the CDU around 30.5%, the SPD near 25.5%, and the AfD about 20%, with Gordon Schnieder set to become minister‑president.
- Forschungsgruppe Wahlen data indicate the AfD led among under‑30 voters at 22%, deepening the SPD’s setback and prompting immediate calls for leadership changes.