It's one of those things with celebrities. Mike Josef (SPD) is likely to have a high recognition value thanks to the election posters. But who is the more sought-after photo motif when the new mayor stands next to a sunglasses wearer with muscular upper arms in a short-sleeved shirt could possibly be argued. As one of the 20 mayoral candidates, "Bahnbabo" Peter Wirth was one of the 800 guests who came to the reception in the Römer on Friday evening.

Bernhard Biener

Editor at the Rhein-Main-Zeitung

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Another competitor of Josef, who was only defeated in the run-off election, was also there: Uwe Becker (CDU) brought the new head of the city, Marcus Aurelius, "self-reflections" as a gift. Reason and prudence are not a bad guideline for a mayor. And, of course, many representatives from politics, culture and business attended, such as Fraport CEO Stefan Schulte, city dean Johannes zu Eltz and opera director Bernd Loebe.