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Germany: Schroeder's Party Gains in Bavaria VOA News 4 Mar 2002 09:01 UTC 
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democratic Party has made gains in local elections in opposition-run Bavaria.
The state capital, Munich, retained Social Democratic mayor Christian Ude, who won almost 65 percent of the vote. The candidate of the Christian Social Union -- which dominates political life in Bavaria -- won fewer than 30 percent.
In Nuremberg and Augsburg, Bavaria's second- and third-largest cities, incumbent mayors from the Christian Democratic Union were forced into run-off elections with Social Democratic Party challengers.
Almost nine-million voters were eligible to cast ballots in more than 2,000 cities and towns across Bavaria.
The vote was seen as a test of strength for Bavaria's governor, Edmund Stoiber, head of the Christian Social Union. Mr. Stoiber is expected to be the main opposition candidate for chancellor in September's national elections.
Some information for this report provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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