Hamburg,Germany’s second-most populous city, currently owns 25.1% of the grids.
Hamburg’sgoverning Social Democrats (SPD) as well as the opposition Christian Democratsand Free Democrats opposed the repurchase in the referendum campaign. The move wasonly supported by the also in-opposition Green Party.
Sunday’sreferendum outcome could have an impact on a similar vote scheduled forNovember in Germany’s capital and most populous city, Berlin, where the electricitygrid is also in the hands of Vattenfall.
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