Helmut Müller

Following the retirement of Hildebrand Diehl due to age, the CDU put him forward as the top candidate for the election of a new mayor.

As early as 2012, the local magistrate commissioned Bernhard Badura, a sociology professor from Bielefeld, to draw up an expert report on the reasons for the high level of sick leave among municipal employees.

The expert's verdict was scathing: In his eyes, the municipal administration in Wiesbaden was more like a "soulless apparatus" than a "dynamic production community".

His conclusion: above-average absenteeism, especially in the office of outgoing Lord Mayor Helmut Müller (CDU), as well as a high proportion of long-term illnesses and burnout cases in his department.

[5] The Wiesbaden business community in particular, on the other hand, gave Helmut Müller a predominantly good report card because he had made a significant contribution to strengthening the economy with quick and clever decisions.