Seven candidates fight for Potsdam's mayor's office!

Seven candidates fight for Potsdam's mayor's office!

Potsdam, Deutschland - On September 21, 2025, a new head of the city will be elected in the state capital Potsdam. The election committee has already announced the candidates who will face the approximately 145,000 citizens entitled to vote. The deadline for submitting the election proposals ended on July 17, 2025, and the official list of candidates has now been published. Potsdam.de reports that…

The election process will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the upcoming elections are not just a simple urn. After Mike Schubert's (SPD) voting in May 2025, a new election became necessary, which must take place within five months according to the Brandenburg Local Election Act. Mayor Burkhard Exner takes over the business until the new mayor. maz-online.de informs about…

The candidates at a glance

The Potsdam Potsdamer eligible can look forward to seven applicants:

• SPD: Severin Fischer, Berlin, State Secretary, born 1983
• CDU: Clemens Viehrig, Potsdam, Head of Unit State Ministry, born 1978
• afd: chalet-Uwe Said, Potsdam, graduate administrative scientist, born 1974
• Die Linke: Dirk Harder, Potsdam, handicraft journeyman, born 1967
• BVB / Free Voters: Dr. Michael Reichert, Potsdam, aerospace engineer, born 1962
• The party: Alexander D. Wietschel, Potsdam, employee, born 1969
• Individual election proposal: Noosha Aubel, Flensburg, Department, born 1975

This series of candidates says a lot about the political landscape and the challenges with which the city is currently confronted. The order of the candidates on the ballot paper takes place in accordance with the result of the last local election. bpb.de explained…

important deadlines and information

The deadlines about the choice are particularly important. From July 21, 2025, election posters may be hung in Potsdam. The election notifications will be sent to the citizens entitled to vote from August 11, 2025. From the same date, it is also possible to apply for postal voting documents, which can be picked up or filled out and submitted on site by September 19, 2025 in the new postal voting office, which will open on September 1, 2025.

If no candidate reaches the necessary majority in the first ballot on September 21, there will be a runoff election between the two applicants with the most votes on October 12. This shows which of the candidates can win the trust of the Potsdamer.

The elections not only offer the possibility to choose the head of the city, but also to position themselves below the key points of local politics. Local elections are an important piece of democracy and give the citizens the voice they need to help shape their city. It remains exciting who makes the race!