AfD loses mayoral races in Niedersachsen, Greens hold Hannover

The far-right AfD failed to win any of the three mayoral contests it contested in Niedersachsen's second-round elections, with the Greens' Belit Onay re-elected in Hannover. This marks a setback for the AfD's local-level ambitions in a key western German state, though the party's national polling strength remains unchanged.