Kerkrade (all in Limburg Province in the Netherlands). Politics Mayor The current Mayor of Aachen is Sibylle Keupen, an independent endorsed by Alliance 90/The Greens, since 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows: ! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate ! rowspan=2| Party ! colspan=2| First round ! colspan=2| Second round |- ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Sibylle Keupen | align=left| Independent (Green) | 39,662 | 38.9 | 53,685 | 67.4 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Harald Baal | align=left| Christian Democratic Union | 25,253 | 24.8 | 26,003 | 32.6 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Mathias Dopatka | align=left| Social Democratic Party | 23,031 | 22.6 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Markus Mohr | align=left| Alternative for Germany | 3,387 | 3.3 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Wilhelm Helg | align=left| Free Democratic Party | 3,122 | 3.1 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Leo Deumens | align=left| The Left | 2,397 | 2.4 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Hubert vom Venn | align=left| Die PARTEI | 2,112 | 2.1 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Jörg Polzin | align=left| Independent | 938 | 0.9 |- | | align=left| Ralf Haupts | align=left| Independent Voters' Association Aachen | 932 | 0.9 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Matthias Achilles | align=left| Pirate Party Germany | 848 | 0.8 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Adonis Böving | align=left| Independent | 317 | 0.3 |- ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 101,999 ! 99.2 ! 79,688 ! 99.3 |- ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 819 ! 0.8 ! 532 ! 0.7 |- ! colspan=3| Total ! 102,818 ! 100.0 ! 80,220 ! 100.0 |- ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 192,502 ! 53.4 ! 192,435 ! 41.7 |- | colspan=7| Source: State Returning Officer |} City council The Aachen city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: ! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 34,712 | 34.1 | 17.5 | 20 | 7 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 25,268 | 24.8 | 11.5 | 14 | 14 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left| Social Democratic