Complete defeat for the German Social Democrats on page 11
Opinion of the Day Amid extraordinary interest from German politics, the media and the public, as well as beyond, elections were held on 1 September in two former eastern states... Continues on page 21 By JORGJI KOTE Political “earthquake” in Saxony and Brandenburg
FIRST COMMUNIST MAYOR IN FORMER EAST GERMANY — The first communist mayor in a large city of the former German Democratic Republic was elected in Hoyerswerda, a locality in Saxony. The 52-year-old communist, Berhardt, defeated the Christian Democratic Party rival, Martin Hennes, b