Potsdam chooses: Seven candidates for the mayor election 2025!

Potsdam chooses: Seven candidates for the mayor election 2025!

In Potsdam, the elections are the new head of the city in front of the door: On September 21, 2025, around 145,000 citizens entitled to vote can submit their vote inside. It is now clear who could take over the scepter in the state capital. The election committee recently approved the election proposals and put seven candidates on the list. Among them are familiar faces from politics and also some new challengers. For example, Potsdam.de that the deadline for submitting the election proposals on July 17th came to an end.

The list of approved candidates lets voters: take notice inside:

• Severin Fischer (SPD), Berlin, State Secretary, born 1983
• Clemens Viehrig (CDU), Potsdam, Head of Unit State Ministry, born 1978
• Chaled-Uwe Said (AfD), Potsdam, graduate administrator, born 1974
• Dirk Harder (Die Linke), Potsdam, Collection of Crafts, born 1967
• Dr. Michael Reichert (BVB/Free Voters), Potsdam, Aerospace Engineer, born 1962
• Alexander D. Wietschel (the party), Potsdam, employee, born 1969
• Noosha Aubel (independent), Flensburg, Department, born 1975

The election time on September 21 is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and if you want to give up your vote, you should know that the eligible voters must be at least 16 years old and have their main residence in Potsdam. This also gives younger citizens the chance to actively participate in the political design of their city. The Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung .

Requirements for the candidacy

For the approval of the individual applications, it required at least 112 support signatures from Potsdam eligible to vote. The order of the candidates listed on the ballot paper is based on the result of the last local election, which is already causing excitement.

After the deselection of Mike Schubert (SPD) in May 2025, the new election had become necessary. The Brandenburg Local Election Act that the new election must take place within five months. Burger master Burkhard Exner continues the business until the new mayor.

important appointments in view

The postman period begins on July 21, so that the electoral campaign can really absorb speed. Election notifications will be sent from August 11th, and the application for postal voting documents will also be possible from this date. Particularly practical: The postal voting office opens on September 1st in the administrative campus of the city center and remains open until September 19. If you don't expect a ballot by post, you can hand in your vote on site.

remains exciting which stroke will crystallize in the election campaign and which topics are discussed in the debate. After all, local elections are often shaped by local matters and offer citizens the opportunity to help shape directly with important decisions.