Ex-insurance salesman elected unlikely mayor of Berlin

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 29, 2023 12:02 am

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.

Kai Wegner (left), leader of the regional conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and new Mayor of Berlin, poses with Berlin's new Senator for the Interior and Sport Iris Spranger (SPD) during a handover ceremony at the Red City Hall (Rotes Rathaus) in Berlin on April 27, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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