![Heiko Rebsch Julian Vonarb, Lord Mayor of Gera, comes to cast his vote for Thuringia local elections, at a polling station in Gera, germany, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (Heiko Rebsch/dpa via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7cba359ce02c44bea7675c8ff9a78606/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Julian Vonarb, Lord Mayor of Gera, comes to cast his vote for Thuringia local elections, at a polling station in Gera, germany, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (Heiko Rebsch/dpa via AP)
![Heiko Rebsch Voters sit behind polling booths at a polling station set for Thuringia local elections in Gera, Germany Sunday, May 26, 2024. The local elections in Thuringia include elections for mayors, district councillors, city councillors and municipal councillors. (Heiko Rebsch/dpa via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7f842d081cb84ab69bf2576e1e498bba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Voters sit behind polling booths at a polling station set for Thuringia local elections in Gera, Germany Sunday, May 26, 2024. The local elections in Thuringia include elections for mayors, district councillors, city councillors and municipal councillors. (Heiko Rebsch/dpa via AP)