The Lord Mayor of Frankfurt, Peter Feldmann (SPD), was voted out of office by referendum.

The majority of voters voted in favor of voting out, and the necessary quorum has been reached.

At around 7:40 p.m., 155,849 yes votes were reached.

SPD leader Mike Josef sees the basis for a new political beginning in the available figures, as he told the "Hessenschau".

The voters took care of that.

As early as Thursday, the SPD will convene the party committees and propose their next SPD candidate.

Frankfurt CDU leader Uwe Becker said that if the result were confirmed, it would be a happy day for Frankfurt.

"The citizens have given the city back its dignity," said Becker.

508,182 Frankfurt residents were called upon to decide on the political future of the head of town hall.

"Are you voting for the deselection of the Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Mr. Peter Feldmann?" - the voters had to answer.

The answer could also be given by voters from EU countries who are allowed to vote in local elections.

It was the first ballot of this kind in Frankfurt.

During the course of the election, the city kept a low profile throughout the day.

Unlike other elections, there was no data on Frankfurt's homepage.

Electoral boards were not allowed to publish any numbers until 6 p.m., as was learned.

However, spot checks in polling stations initially indicated a rather manageable turnout.

"In a polling station in Sachsenhausen, around ten percent of those eligible to vote had cast their votes by midday," reports colleague Manfred Köhler.

In another polling station in this part of the city, participation is good, according to poll workers, as reported by Patricia Andreae.

The helpers said participation would be high enough.

According to the electoral board in the IGS in the north end, she is "quite good", according to Inga Janović.

In a more middle-class polling station in Nied, someone regularly votes.

Quite a lot of people are out and about in Höchst, as Carsten Knop further reported.

But things are different in Griesheim and especially on Kleyerstrasse.

Katharina Iskandar reported on a lively coming and going from a polling station in the west end.

But it is not as crowded as in other elections.

According to Alexander Jürgs, there were eager votes in the Klinger School, as well as in Eschersheim.

Rainer Schulze questioned two dozen voters there in the early afternoon, all in favor of being voted out.