Frankfurt Mayor Peter Feldmann (Social Democrat) was ousted in a recall vote on Sunday, with 95.1% of voters looking to toss out Feldmann (the city is probably an absentee ballot jurisdiction, requiring a certain level of turnout for the recall to succeed. This means that Feldmann's supporters probably just stayed home so that total wasn't hit).
Feldmann was in office for 10 years and was charged by prosecutors with taking advantage of the position (his partner earned an "unreasonably high salary" as the head of a daycare facility which was run by a campaign donor of his.
Feldmann apparently also took a soccer trophy from a local top-flight team after they won the Europa League.
A new election is to be held in four months.
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