Overview

• The Wahlausschuss will meet on July 16 to formally confirm his independent candidacy
• He joins a field of nine contenders for the Oberbürgermeister office, including incumbent SPD mayor Felix Heinrichs
• Despite an April Instagram announcement promising to address “important topics,” he has not released any detailed campaign proposals
• Kontalis rose to fame on reality shows such as ‘Make Love, Fake Love’ and currently appears on RTL+’s ‘Prominent getrennt’
• His bid underscores a growing trend of social media personalities translating follower counts into local political campaigns