Photo: DPAThe election of a new mayor in the Hessische town of Bad Karlshafen will have to be held a second time, after a silly joke decided the election by a single vote. Independent candidate Marcus Dittrich must have felt a sense of incredible relief when the final vote count for the mayoral election on May 21st showed he had beaten rival Petra Werner by a single vote. The man said that after placing a cross by his preferred candidate on his ballot paper he had been unsure of whether to sign the ballot. When the volunteer replied in the affirmative, he signed the paper, thereby unwittingly invalidating his vote. The rerun of the election is likely to be held in November.

Source: The Local June 28, 2017 09:56 UTC