Local elections: AfD loses run-off elections in Lower Saxony – Hannover remains green
In three run-off elections, the AfD had chances of securing its first municipal top office in Lower Saxony. All three were clearly lost. In Hanover, the incumbent prevails.
The Greens have defended the mayoral office in Hannover, with Belit Onay winning 61.5% of the vote. The SPD suffered losses, but Eva Bender will become president of the Region Hannover with 69.4% of the vote in a runoff. The AfD suffered clear defeats in three runoff elections, failing to secure any top municipal positions. In other cities, incumbents were re-elected, including Thorsten Kornblum in Braunschweig and Katharina Pötter in Osnabrück.
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