Berlin, Germany: Berlin appointed its first conservative mayor in more than two decades on Thursday (Friday in Manila) after the Christian Democrats (CDU) unseated the ruling left-wing coalition.

Kai Wegner, 50, a former insurance salesman who grew up in the city's Spandau neighborhood, was sworn in as mayor after a vote in the local parliament confirming his appointment.

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