Drama about the mayoral election in Oranienburg: Who will emerge as the winner?

Drama about the mayoral election in Oranienburg: Who will emerge as the winner?

The eagerly awaited mayoral election took place in Oranienburg today, September 28, 2025. But the voters were put to the test of patience: none of the seven candidates was able to win the votes necessary for an absolute majority. It is therefore clear that there will be a runoff election between the two best placed on October 19, 2025. Maz Online reports that the two candidates moving into the runoff election have emerged as Anja Waschkau from the AfD and Jennifer Collin-Feeder from the SPD. Waschkau collected 28.1 percent of the vote, while Collin-Feeder received 19.1 percent.

Voter turnout was 57.6 percent, showing solid interest from the Oranienburg population. With around 40,300 eligible voters, this is a sign of political participation, which is generally viewed as an important measure of democratic coexistence. It is also exciting to observe that younger people and women in particular are taking a particularly active part in the election. Loud Statista The voter turnout rates among 18 to 29 year olds are an impressive 78.8 percent.

The candidates at a glance

One of the most exciting things about today's election was the deselection of the incumbent Alexander Laesicke, who ended up in fifth place and therefore had no chance of being re-elected. A total of seven candidates took part in the election. In addition to the two women already mentioned, these were:

• Stefanie Rose (Die Linke) mit 16,3 Prozent
• Heiko Zillmann (parteilos) mit 15,6 Prozent
• Alexander Laesicke (parteilos) mit 13,2 Prozent
• Sascha Mielke (parteilos) mit 6,5 Prozent
• Rick Grothe (Die Partei) mit 1,1 Prozent

What is interesting is that Mario Schröpfer, who initially also planned to run, failed to get the required number of support signatures; he was only able to collect 28 signatures instead of the required 80. Support from established parties such as the CDU, Greens, FDP or the Free Voters was completely missing in this year's election.

Outlook for the runoff election

The decision-making round will take place on October 19th, in which Oranienburgers will once again be asked to cast their vote and thus elect a new mayor. Against this background, the issues and campaign strategies of the two remaining candidates will be particularly in the public focus. It remains to be seen which issues will ultimately be decisive and how voters' opinions will develop in the coming weeks.

It is clear that the political climate in Oranienburg is already undergoing a noticeable change. Moz.de highlights that Anja Waschkau, as a newcomer to local politics, and Jennifer Collin-Feeder, who has experience as deputy mayor in Velten, will appeal to different groups of voters. The decision as to whom the people of Oranienburg will place their trust in in the future is open and is eagerly awaited.