Kiel Mayorโ Election Heads to Runoff as โNo Candidate โSecures Majority
Kiel, Germanyโ – November 17, 2025 – Aโ runoff election โwill be necessary to determine โKiel’s next mayor, as initial results from today’s municipal election show no candidateโ achieving a majority. The outcome โฃsets the stage forโ a decisive second round of voting, impactingโ the future direction of Schleswig-holstein’s state โคcapital and its approximately 247,000 residents.
This election is particularly meaningful as it follows the long tenure of outgoing mayor Ulf Kรคmpfer, who has heldโ the office since 2017. Theโค race to succeed him has been closely watched,with several candidates vying toโข address key โฃlocalโ issues including urban advancement,transportation,and economic growth. The runoff, expected in the coming weeks, will pit the top twoโ vote-getters againstโ each other in a final contest for the city’s leadership.
among the candidates, Ansgar โฃStalder of the Basic Democratic Party of Germany (Dieโ Basis) emerged as a notable contender. The 58-year-old,elected toโ theโฃ Kiel โcity โคcouncil in May 2023,currently works in โreal โขestate โtechnology within the โฃpublic sector.โ Prior to โคthis role, Stalder accumulated experience in the maritime industry, including nearly twelve years as โoperations manager for a โขKiel-based towing and ferry company, โand previous โpositions at various โฃshipyards.
Detailedโ results for all โcandidates are still being finalized and will be released by the city’s electionโ commission. Further โfacts will be provided as it becomes available.
