AfD nominates Chaled-Uwe Said for Potsdam's mayor election!

AfD nominates Chaled-Uwe Said for Potsdam's mayor election!

Potsdam, Deutschland - The political landscape in Potsdam takes on forms because the AfD has nominated its candidate for the upcoming mayor election. Chaled-Uwe Said, current parliamentary group leader of the AfD city council, will throw himself in the ring on September 21, 2025. This nomination was announced on Sunday by the district association in an official meeting, as the Tagesspiegel

The 50-year-old Said was born in Dresden in 1974 and has been based in Potsdam since 1998 after studying administrative sciences. After a year abroad in Russia from 2001 to 2002, he decided in 2017 to join the AfD. The goals of Said are clearly outlined: he calls for a departure from ideological transport policy, more security for citizens and an immediate stop of the "green" experiments in the area of ​​district heating and transport. He also strictly positions himself against illegal immigration, emphasizing that there will be no apartments for illegal migrants under his leadership.

choice and political priorities

The upcoming new elections have become necessary because the previous mayor Mike Schubert (SPD) was elected. However, the last choice of the AfD, in which Dennis Hohloch received 11.1 percent of the vote in 2018, does not seem to be the measure of the support that Said is now striving for. In fact, the AfD has gained popularity since then: In the Bundestag election in February 2025, it ended up in Potsdam in 16.9 percent of the second votes, such as the Märkische Zeitung noted. When asked about the challenges that lie in front of him, Said expresses the desire for a policy that is again served in the service of the citizens. "We need a good knack for the problems of the city," said his credo. He also speaks for the construction of a third Havel crossing and describes the planned heat transition as a wrong way for Potsdam.

other applicants and political dynamics

With Said, the second applicant has officially pushed himself into the race. The non -party Jörn Karlipp was the first to make himself known publicly. City councilor Noosha Aubel, also independent and currently active in Flensburg, is also considered a possible non -partisan candidate. On July 5, the SPD would like to hold its party conference on the candidate question, which could further heat the political dynamics in Potsdam.

The elections in Potsdam are part of a greater development within German local politics, as the AfD now even shows in cities such as Pirna, where Tim Lochner was the first AfD candidate. There he received around 38.5 percent of the vote, which underlines the party's success story in recent years. The Passauer Neue Presse political force in Germany.

The race for the Mayor's Office in Potsdam promises to be exciting. With a candidacy by Said, which makes clear announcements, the election campaign will surely enter a new phase.