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The mayor and vice-mayor of Poços de Caldas secured R$ 5.2 million in health funding during a recent official agenda in Brasília.

The Corruption Prevention and Combatting Bureau in Latvia is investigating former officials of Jelgava Municipal Services for suspected abuse of office for personal gain.

A municipal official was shot dead while walking in a park in Naranjal, Ecuador.

In the recent local election, Baierbrunn's mayor Patrick Ott secured only 54.8% of the votes despite being the sole official candidate, indicating a significant level of dissent among voters.

There are discussions about potentially merging the Riga Zoo with another municipal enterprise, but no official decisions have been made yet.

Haparanda Municipality has been making millions in purchases from Municipal Councilor Janne Lind's toy store without official contracts.

March 2026 will feature municipal holidays in the interior cities of Piauí, but no state holidays or official time off for the entire state.

Christine Juste, an assistant to Marseille's mayor Benoît Payan, has announced her candidacy for the mayoralty after being excluded from the official candidate list.

A former municipal official in Borba, Brazil, has been arrested for allegedly demanding sexual favors from a woman in exchange for unblocking a government social benefit.

Tauri Olesk, a former municipal official in Estonia, has been convicted of fraud related to his construction company, which left many subcontractors unpaid.

The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro has warned municipal agents against soliciting votes in an official capacity ahead of the presidential election.

Two civil police officers from Ribeirão Preto were sentenced to lose their jobs after being found guilty of abusing their official vehicle to interfere with a municipal inspection at a bar.

Pia Harmokivi, the mayor of Vesanto, received a written warning from the municipal board for discussing official matters over the phone in public.

Thales Machado, a municipal secretary in Brazil, shot his two sons and subsequently took his own life following allegations of infidelity in his marriage.

Municipal secretary Thales Machado from Goiás, Brazil, attacked his children, resulting in one death, after sharing a disturbing farewell message on Instagram related to marital issues.

Two independent candidates have emerged in Inning, Bavaria, creating competition for the Green Party's official candidate in the upcoming mayoral election.

A municipal government official in Brazil tragically killed his two children before taking his own life, shocking the local community.

The article discusses how the Social Democrats appear to be making similar mistakes as they did during the municipal elections, with various activities happening that suggest a lack of an official campaign strategy.

Ritu Tawde from BJP has been declared the official candidate for mayor of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, while Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena will hold the deputy mayor position.

A court has provisionally suspended the Kanasín Municipal Landfill due to its irregular operation posing a direct risk to the aquifer supplying the Merida Metropolitan Area, following years of neglect by authorities.

The Carnival royalty for 2026 in Bauru, SP, was elected during an event at the Municipal Theatre on Saturday, defining representatives for the official carnival events.

The Valencian Generalitat is investigating an official for falsifying information to secure a protected housing allocation for his wife, a municipal architect in Alicante.

A car belonging to a deputy mayor in Villers-Saint-Paul was intentionally set on fire in front of his home, reportedly after a Molotov cocktail exploded on it.

A former municipal councilor from Fontaine is suspected of having left pork bones in front of a mosque and will be tried for inciting hatred on April 10.

Sarah Knafo, an elected official from the Reconquête party, proposes that Parisians vote on all municipal projects over 10 million euros, potentially leading to 80 referendums annually.

Olivier Breuilly, the former director general of Nice services and a close associate of Christian Estrosi, is joining Éric Ciotti's campaign against his former boss.

LFI elected official Sébastien Delogu has stirred controversy with remarks about 'racialized candidates' during a support meeting for Bally Bagayoko, a joint candidate for mayor of Saint-Denis-Pierrefitte.