Overview

• Delegates backed Berlin education expert Mark Rackles with 92.5% to succeed Sascha Karolin Aulepp as Senator for Children and Education.
• Former parliamentary armed forces commissioner Eva Högl received 89.5% to replace Ulrich Mäurer as Senator for Interior and Sport at year-end.
• Högl would become the first woman to lead Bremen’s interior authority if elected by the state parliament.
• Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte outlined priorities through spring 2027 focused on education equity, public safety, affordable housing, economic strength, and resisting right-wing extremism.
• Rackles highlighted problem-solving and structural optimization as goals, as Bremen continues to rank last nationally in education and reports the highest school dropout rate.