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Potsdam in upheaval: Kirsch back in the city parliament after resignations!
The first city council meeting in Potsdam after the summer break will take place on September 24, 2025. Innovations in factions.
Potsdam in upheaval: Kirsch back in the city parliament after resignations!
Things will get exciting in Potsdam on September 24th, as the city council meets again after the summer break. There are some changes in the city parliament at this meeting. A total of seven new city councilors are taking up their mandates, which is mainly due to resignations in the parliamentary groups. Particularly noteworthy is the resignation of Tanja Mutschischk (CDU), who is resigning from her mandate in order to focus more intensively on her company. Wolfhard Kirsch from the Babelsberg constituency will take her place.
Wolfhard Kirsch is no stranger to local politics. He has been a member of the city council since 2003, initially for the SPD, later for the citizens' alliance and finally for the CDU. His experience as a property developer and landlord in Babelsberg makes him a well-known figure in the city. Only in July, Kirsch took over the chairmanship of the CDU local association Babelsberg/Zentrum Ost from Mutschischk and is now ready for the challenges associated with the renewed mandate. Maz-online reports that...
Change in the Other faction
But changes are not only occurring in the CDU. The entire Die Andere faction changes its city councilors, which is made possible by its special practice of the rotation principle. This means that after a year, city councilors pass on their mandates to replacements in order not to place an excessive burden on voluntary work. Ute Grimm, Steffen Pfrogner, Anna Ducksch, Claudia Rödel, Lutz Boede and Julia Laabs say goodbye and make way for the newcomers Roman Böttcher, Anja Heigl, Laura Kapp, Balthasar Kogge, Christian Raschke and Bianca Zeller. Die-anDERE informs about...
Anja Heigl, one of the new city councilors, also brings experience as she was previously active in local politics and is taking on responsibility as managing director of the voters' group. This shows the commitment of the group, which not only relies on self-commitment, but also on active citizen participation.
Structure and organization of the city council meeting
The Potsdam city council has a clear structure. She is led by Dr. Hagen Wegenwitz (SPD) led, while Lars Eichert (CDU) acted as first and Wiebke Bartelt (ALLIANCE 90/THE GREENS - Volt - Die PARTEI) and Ute Grimm (THE OTHER) acted as representatives. The daily work of the city councilors is coordinated by the parliamentary group office, where Anja Heigl and Lutz Boede, among others, work part-time. Potsdam.de provides information about...
The city council is the central body in which important decisions for the municipality are made. The meetings usually take place on the first Wednesday of the month when topics such as development plans, statutes and municipal fees are discussed. Agendas are known in advance and thus offer citizens the opportunity to find out about the upcoming topics.
The current resignations and new appointments show that the political landscape in Potsdam is in flux. The city councilors have the opportunity to bring a breath of fresh air into the work, and citizens can look forward to future developments.