Overview

• Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf said the recount can go ahead and that municipal supervision has no legal means to block the Wahlausschuss decision now.
• The Wahlausschuss voted for a full recount after SPD candidate Nadia Khalaf requested it in response to a discovered error in a postal voting district.
• A routine review found swapped ballots that changed the tally from a sub‑70 vote edge for Khalaf to a lead of more than 100 votes for CDU incumbent Marc Buchholz, according to the city.
• The district government expects the Wahlausschuss to make the final, legally required determination of the runoff result after the new count.
• Khalaf says the recount is needed for transparency to dispel conspiracy theories, while Buchholz will not attend the public session due to a long‑planned silver wedding anniversary trip.