Potsdam mayoral runoff: Noosha Aubel elected mayor:
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Noosha Aubel Wins Landslide Potsdam Mayor ElectionAubel secured 72.9% in the October 12 runoff, becoming Potsdam’s first female mayor in 41 years with a start date set for October 17.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: maz-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: maz-online.de
- Noosha Aubel defeated SPD candidate Severin Fischer decisively in the runoff election with nearly three-quarters of the vote.
- Voter turnout was 42.5%, with Aubel surpassing the 15% quorum by receiving 43,446 votes.
- Supported by Greens, Die Andere, BSW, Volt, and the Satire Party, Aubel campaigned as an independent candidate.
- Her term is scheduled to begin October 17, with official swearing-in planned for November 4 at the Potsdam Museum.
I think I can say it now: We are the mayor!— Noosha Aubel said this during her victory speech at her party at the Haus der Frauen.
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- The SPD lost the mayoral office in Potsdam for the first time since 1990, ending its prolonged governance.
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