Overview

• Local outlets Radio Bremen and Weser Kurier reported that former Berlin education state secretary Mark Rackles is being considered as a successor.
• At a press conference, Aulepp said she is not fleeing and will ensure an orderly handover, calling mid-legislature a suitable time for a change.
• She previously survived a CDU no-confidence motion in August 2024 over missing daycare places and a budget freeze in the education department.
• The INSM’s 2024 comparison ranked Bremen’s education system as the weakest nationally, intensifying scrutiny of the portfolio.
• A political scientist characterized the Senat as being in a deep crisis, with Interior Senator Ulrich Mäurer planning to step down by year-end and talk of a broader reshuffle growing.