Mayor election in Greater Berries: Five candidates in the race!

Mayor election in Greater Berries: Five candidates in the race!

Großbeeren, Deutschland - In Großberries, the mayoral election is on the program today. On July 6, 2025, the ballot boxes are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., while 7,532 eligible voters can make their way to one of the eight polling stations. The voters have the choice between five candidates who apply for the post of the successor of Tobias Borstel, who was elected in March. He has been in office since 2018 and gave up this position after a citizens' decision without waiting for the result of the vote. Evgeniya Gärtner, previously his deputy, temporarily took over the business, as the The five candidates presenting themselves to the voters are:

With around 9,300 inhabitants, Greater Berries has a lively electorate. Among the approximately 1,500 postal voting applications received are many votes, which are certainly also traveling from the domestic living rooms to the urn. The rbb emphasizes that there could be a possible runoff on July 20, no candidate should achieve the necessary majority in votes.

The voters can be excited to see who does the race. The MAZ will report live on counting the votes from 6 p.m. and will therefore be on site to deliver the first results.

The background of the election

The mayoral election in Großbeeren is part of the municipal elections in Brandenburg, which last on June 9, 2024. Not only mayors, but also members were elected for various committees. Around 22,500 applicants fought around 6,100 seats in the communities, in the spirit of democratic participation, as the side for political education in Brandenburg explains. Even if there was a lot of excitement in the last ballot for the distribution of votes of the AfD, the local elections are an important part of political life.

Now it is up to the voters in Großberres to give up their vote and to give the new mayor the confidence. The candidates have strained for the past few weeks to leave a good picture among the citizens, and the community will pursue the result with excitement. Who will steer the municipality's fortunes in the coming years? The answer to this is this evening.