Bodo Krause Elected Mayor of Kleinmachnow in Runoff Vote

The CDU candidate secured 55% of the vote, succeeding SPD's Michael Grubert after 16 years in office.

Bodo Krause, the CDU candidate, won the mayoral election in Kleinmachnow, receiving 55.6% of the vote in a runoff against SPD's Markus Schmidt.
The runoff election was necessary after no candidate achieved an absolute majority in the initial vote on January 26, where Krause led with 46.1%.
Outgoing mayor Michael Grubert, from the SPD, did not seek re-election after serving as mayor of the 20,000-resident town for 16 years.
Krause, a publishing manager, was backed by both the CDU and FDP, while Schmidt, a local pool manager, had narrowly outperformed Krause in the 2024 municipal elections.
The voter turnout for the runoff was approximately 65%, slightly lower than the first round's 66.8%.