In Baden-Wuerttemberg, new local governments were elected on Sunday.
Voter turnout seems to have been lower since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In other cities similar trends were reported. Final results were not yet available from other communities. Because of the complicated election scheme, final results are not expected before the end of the week. In the local elections in Baden-Wuerttemberg, city and town governments are elected as well as 35 county governments and the regional government for Stuttgart. In the dispute about red-green retirement plans for the years 2000 and 2001, labor unions as well as parts of the SPD have voiced demands for a compromise.