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Ex-CSU Mayor Bernhard Uhl to Run for Wertingen With Green Backing in 2026

His move follows an intra-party challenge in Zusmarshausen that he chose not to contest.

Overview

  • The local Greens say they will nominate Uhl in October as a non-party candidate for the 2026 municipal election.
  • Uhl confirmed he has resigned from the CSU effective at the end of September.
  • He has served as mayor of Zusmarshausen since 2014 and will not seek another term there after stepping aside in a contested nomination.
  • Talks began after Wertingen’s long-time mayor, Willy Lehmeier of Freie Wähler, decided not to run again.
  • Uhl and the Greens describe pragmatic cooperation at the local level, even as CSU leader Markus Söder rejects alliances with the Greens.