Overview

• All ballots from 153 precincts will be recounted from 10:00 in a public session at city offices.
• The election committee plans to certify the official result in the evening following the tally.
• Düsseldorf’s supervisory authority says it has no basis to block the recount at this stage, and any challenge would come after certification.
• A routine post‑count check found votes swapped in one mail‑in district, shifting a sub‑70 lead for SPD candidate Nadia Khalaf to a margin of over 100 for CDU incumbent Marc Buchholz.
• Buchholz will not attend the recount due to a long‑planned silver‑wedding trip, according to the city.