Suche
Scholz in last place: Brandenburg MPs fail to answer!
The Brandenburg MPs show varying response rates to citizens' questions; Sonja Eichwede from Teltow-Fläming leads the ranking.
Scholz in last place: Brandenburg MPs fail to answer!
The dialogue between citizens and MPs is becoming increasingly important in Brandenburg, shows a current analysis by MPs Watch. In the first six months after the change of government, the project, which is run by the non-partisan organization Parliamentwatch e.V., carefully evaluated the responses from members of the Bundestag. There has been encouraging progress, even if Brandenburg is still at the bottom of the federal statistics.
Former Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) comes up short in this assessment: He takes last place among the Brandenburg members of the Bundestag because he either did not respond to all inquiries or responded late. This highlights the importance of engagement and accessibility for politicians. Overall, the 21 Brandenburg MPs recorded an average response rate of just 47 percent in 2025, which corresponds to a slight increase of 16 percentage points compared to the previous year, but is still below the national average of 70 percent.
The answer kings and queens
In the overall evaluation, Sonja Eichwede (SPD) from Teltow-Fläming showed above-average commitment to her colleagues. She responded to all 13 questions submitted and was honored with the “Outstanding” award. Their successors in the ranking are Knut Abraham (CDU), who answered all five questions, and a group of other MPs who all successfully answered four out of four questions: René Springer and Götz Frömming (AfD), Isabell Vandre (Left), Maja Wallstein (SPD) and Michael Kellner (Greens).
In total, 11 MPs received an “outstanding” award for their response rate, while nine MPs answered less than half of the questions and received no award. Among the less committed MPs was Saskia Ludwig (CDU), who was confronted with 36 inquiries but only answered five in terms of content.
The meaning of MPs watch
MPs Watch aims to increase transparency in German politics. The platform allows citizens to ask questions of MPs and view their answers publicly. This promotes political participation and helps create trust between voters and political representatives. The project has so far established itself beyond the borders of Brandenburg, and over 80 percent of members of the Bundestag use this platform to get in touch with citizens. Dialogue remains a central part of our democracy and is crucial for the legitimacy of political decisions.
With these developments in mind, project manager Alexander Kukuk hopes that the MPs in Brandenburg will continue to actively seek exchange with citizens, because only through open communication can trust in politics be sustainably strengthened.
Further information about the rankings and individual MPs is available at Daily Mirror and MPs watch. Also offers Wikipedia further information about the project and its objectives.