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Anja Heinrich wins with 79.2%: Elsterwerda relies on continuity!
Anja Heinrich remains mayor of Elsterwerda with 79.2% of the vote. Voter turnout: 57.3%. Term begins in 2025.
Anja Heinrich wins with 79.2%: Elsterwerda relies on continuity!
With a remarkable result, Anja Heinrich (CDU) won the mayoral election in Elsterwerda. She was confirmed with an impressive 79.2 percent of the vote in the first round, while her competitor, the independent candidate Andreas Kerstan from the AfD, only received 20.8 percent. Voter turnout was 57.3 percent, a sign of the population's keen interest in local affairs. A total of 6,400 of the 7,600 residents of Elsterwerda were called to the polls to cast their vote and thus make an important decision for the future of the city. Steady reports that Heinrich is now starting her second term as mayor.
Anja Heinrich, who was previously a member of the state parliament in Potsdam, wanted to know and has significantly improved her election result from 2017, where she received 61.7 percent of the vote. “There’s something going on!”, she’ll probably think, with the aim of gradually modernizing the city and the districts. She is particularly interested in developing Kraupa into a nature park village, and she also wants to expand the pump track. This shows that Heinrich has a good hand when it comes to listening to the needs of citizens and responding to them. [RBB24].
Elections in context
The mayoral election in Elsterwerda was part of a larger election weekend in Brandenburg, during which decisions were made in five cities. The other mayoral elections show a mixed picture: in cities like Potsdam and Frankfurt (Oder), non-party candidates are in the runoff, which underpins the trend towards less traditional party candidates. Tagesschau reports on an SPD candidate in Frankfurt (Oder) who only got 8.6 percent, which illustrates the difficulties of the established parties.
In Hennigsdorf, the SPD candidate was re-elected almost in the first round, while in Frankfurt (Oder) the AfD is finding it difficult to establish itself locally. This situation is not unproblematic for the AfD, as it has to rely on local solidarity and acceptance in order to perform more successfully in the elections.
Overall, the election results of September 30, 2025 show that Elsterwerda continues to steer towards a modern and vibrant future under Anja Heinrich's leadership, while the political landscape in Brandenburg is changing. The next few months will be crucial to how Heinrich implements her plans and whether she can continue to enjoy the trust of the citizens.