Editing Duisburg (section)

== Politics ==
=== Mayor ===
The current mayor of Duisburg is Sören Link of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD), who was elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2017.

The most recent mayoral election was held on 24 September 2017, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Candidate
! Party
! Votes
! %
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}
| align=left| Sören Link
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 127,793
| 56.7
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}
| align=left| Gerhard Meyer
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 57,815
| 25.7
|-
| {{party color cell|The Left (Germany)}}
| align=left| Erkan Kocalar
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 13,306
| 5.9
|-
| {{party color cell|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
| align=left| Thomas Wolters
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
| 12,776
| 5.7
|-
| {{party color cell|National Democratic Party of Germany}}
| align=left| Melanie Händelkes
| align=left| [[National Democratic Party of Germany|National Democratic Party]]
| 7,519
| 3.3
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| align=left| Yasar Durmus
| align=left| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 5,478
| 2.4
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 224,687
! 98.7
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 3,009
! 1.3
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 227,696
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 365,646
! 62.3
|-
| colspan=5| Source: [https://wahlergebnis.duisburg.de/BWOBW/05112000/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_NRW_36_Gemeinde_Stadt_Duisburg.html City of Duisburg]
|}

=== City council ===
[[File:2020 Duisburg City Council election.svg|thumb|350px|Results of the 2020 city council election]]
The Duisburg city council (''Duisburger Stadtrat'') governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 43,051
| 30.8
| {{decrease}} 10.1
| 32
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 29,966
| 21.5
| {{decrease}} 3.3
| 22
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| {{party color cell|Alliance 90/The Greens}}
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 24,728
| 17.7
| {{increase}} 10.3
| 19
| {{increase}} 13
|-
| {{party color cell|Alternative for Germany}}
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 12,968
| 9.3
| {{increase}} 5.7
| 10
| {{increase}} 7
|-
| {{party color cell|The Left (Germany)}}
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] ({{lang|de|Die Linke}})
| 7,714
| 5.5
| {{decrease}} 1.0
| 6
| ±0
|-
| {{party color cell|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 4,333
| 3.1
| {{increase}} 0.7
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Young Duisburg (JUDU)
| 4,091
| 2.9
| {{increase}} 0.8
| 3
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| {{party color cell|Human Environment Animal Protection}}
| align=left| [[Human Environment Animal Protection]] (Tierschutz)
| 2,599
| 1.9
| New
| 2
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Duisburg Alternative List (DAL)
| 1,709
| 1.2
| {{increase}} 0.1
| 1
| ±0
|-
| {{party color cell|Die PARTEI}}
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI)
| 1,596
| 1.1
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| We Shape Duisburg (WGD)
| 1,471
| 1.1
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Socially Just Independent (SGU)
| 1,384
| 1.0
| {{increase}} 0.1
| 1
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| Solidarity for Duisburg (SfD)
| 958
| 0.7
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| 
| align=left| BIG-Dergah
| 890
| 0.6
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Civic Liberals (BL)
| 608
| 0.4
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| {{party color cell|National Democratic Party of Germany}}
| align=left| [[National Democratic Party of Germany|National Democratic Party]] (NPD)
| 550
| 0.4
| {{decrease}} 1.3
| 0
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Alliance Duisburg (Allianz)
| 377
| 0.3
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Alliance for Duisburg (BfD)
| 290
| 0.2
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| align=left| Independent Gisela Schiffers
| 141
| 0.1
| New
| 0
| New
|-
|-
| 
| align=left| Digital Ecological Social (DOS)
| 83
| 0.1
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| align=left| Independent Marliese Lenz
| 57
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| align=left| Awakening Duisburg (Aufbruch Du)
| 41
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 139,605
! 98.9
!
!
!
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 1,618
! 1.1
!
!
!
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 141,223
! 100.0
!
! 102
! {{increase}} 18
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 360,750
! 39.1
! {{decrease}} 1.4
!
!
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a112000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}

=== State Landtag ===
In the [[Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia]], Duisburg is divided between three constituencies: 61 Duisburg I (containing Süd district and most of Mitte), 62 Duisburg II (Walsum, Rheinhausen, and most of Homberg/Ruhrort/Baerl), and 63 Duisburg III (Hamborn, Meiderich/Beeck, and parts of Mitte and Homberg/Ruhrort/Baerl). After the [[2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election]], all three constituencies were held by the SPD. Duisburg I was represented by Sarah Philipp, Duisburg II by Rainer Bischoff, and Duisburg III by Frank Börner.

=== Federal parliament ===
In the [[Bundestag]], Duisburg is divided between two constituencies: 115 Duisburg I (Rheinhausen, Süd, and Mitte) and 116 Duisburg II (Walsum, Hamborn, Meidereich/Beeck, Homberg/Ruhrort/Baerl). In the [[List of members of the 20th Bundestag|20th Bundestag]], both are held by the SPD. Duisburg I is represented by [[President of the Bundestag]] [[Bärbel Bas]], and Duisburg II by [[Mahmut Özdemir]].