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Arche Founder Bernd Siggelkow to Run for CDU in Marzahn-Mitte Against Interior Senator Iris Spranger

He casts the move as a way to turn frontline anti-poverty work into policy.

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Arche-Gründer Bernd Siggelkow (61) geht jetzt in die Politik.

Overview

  • He will stand for the CDU in Marzahn-Mitte in the Berlin election on September 20, 2026.
  • The race pits him against SPD Interior Senator Iris Spranger in a district where the CDU led in 2023 second votes with 26.9%, ahead of the AfD at 20.4% and the SPD at 18.1%.
  • Siggelkow frames the bid as the next step after more than 30 years fighting child poverty through Die Arche, work for which he received Berlin’s Order of Merit, the Federal Cross of Merit and a Bambi.
  • He joined the CDU in November 2024, calling it a party of the democratic center that aligns with his views.
  • He has criticized migration and integration policy in past statements, warning that asylum pressures burden youth work and social services, and local CDU leaders praised his candidacy as focused on practical problem-solving.