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Stefan Hartung, a 37-year-old co-founder and deputy chairman of the far-right Freie Sachsen party who began his political career in the neo-Nazi NPD, won the most votes in the first round of the mayoral election in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony, on May 17, 2026, with 29% of the vote. He now faces CDU candidate Marcus Hoffmann in a June 7 runoff — but even if Hartung wins, German civil service law may bar him from taking office due to constitutional loyalty requirements, a scenario that could further radicalize an already disaffected electorate.