At first, one had not expected it to happen so early, but the district court was quick.
The charges against Frankfurt Mayor Peter Feldmann (SPD) were admitted.
The court will now clarify whether there is any truth to the allegations of his wife taking advantage of his salary and company car.
There are a few certainties associated with this news, but unanswered questions still abound.
It is clear that Frankfurt is now led by a mayor who has to face criminal prosecution.
This is a remarkable event in the literal sense, even if everything seems to have been said and written about the case long ago.
Because that is simply unreasonable for a community like Frankfurt.
Feldmann, however, sees things differently and believes he can master the process and his official duties in equal measure.
He has this assessment exclusively in political Frankfurt.
In addition, there are things that are not clarified by the procedure.
Feldmann can easily be trusted to appeal if he loses in the district court.
By the way, he doesn't have to prove his innocence there, which he obviously is passionate about, but the public prosecutor's office his guilt, which in turn seems to be eager.
The judges get busy;
the whole thing is going to be quite a show, but it's being carried out on the back of the city of Frankfurt's reputation.
If Feldmann continues not to resign, for whatever reason, the local politicians will also have to live with the fact that in the coming months, too, all eyes will focus exclusively on the mayor's recent tirade in front of or next to the court.
But even fewer people than usual will be interested in those in Römer who still work there.
The mayor doesn't really do that anymore, one way or the other.