Rhineland-Palatinate voters cast ballots in a state election where the CDU leads the SPD, potentially ending 35 years of Social Democrat governance.Runoff elections for local offices proceed in Bavaria, featuring a close mayoral race in Munich between incumbent Dieter Reiter and Green challenger Dominik Krause.Federal Minister
Karin Prien separately proposed restructuring democracy funding by shifting support from non-governmental organizations to public institutions.