Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years takes office
Associated PressBERLIN — Berlin’s first conservative mayor in 22 years took office on Thursday following a state election in which he capitalized on discontent in the German capital. The CDU celebrated winning in a big city, which it has struggled to do in recent years, while all three parties in Berlin’s outgoing left-wing government lost supporters. The state legislature elected Wegner as mayor on Thursday after Giffey decided that her party would be better served by becoming the CDU’s junior coalition partner than by continuing to lead a weakened and often rancorous left-wing alliance. She will be part of an 11-member regional government that includes seven women and the CDU’s first Black minister at state level, music manager Joe Chialo — the incoming culture minister.
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