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Dirk Elbers (born 11 December 1959)
Sieg mit deutlichem Vorsprung
, 31 August 2008
Dirk Elbers (born 11 December 1959) German
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, representative of the German Christian Democratic Union.
After the death of Lord Mayor Joachim Erwin, who died in office, on 2 June 2008 Elbers was a candidate for the CDU to become mayor. The election took place on 31 August 2008. Dirk Elbers won this election on the first ballot with 59.7% of the vote against his candidate against Karin Kortmann
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from the SPD. The turnout was around 38%.Stadt DüsseldorfSieg mit deutlichem Vorsprung
, 31 August 2008
See also
*List of German Christian Democratic Union politicians
A list of notable members of the Christian Democratic Union.
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