With tax revenues down and social spending up, more and more cities and towns in the Ruhrgebiet are struggling. Oberhausen is particularly deep in the red. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-economy-ruhr-valley-debt/a-77905338

Ergebnis der Kommunalwahl 2025 in OB: https://kwnrw25.wdr.de/public/ec/05119000.html