Overview
- Felix Banaszak inaugurated a second constituency office in Brandenburg an der Havel, presenting it as a place to listen, learn and connect federal politics with local concerns.
- He plans evening events during Bundestag sitting weeks, open hours and community gatherings to build regular contact with residents.
- The office operates as his additional Abgeordnetenbüro funded from parliamentary resources, with Charlotte Muijs leading day-to-day work on site.
- The step follows the Greens’ 2024 exits from the Brandenburg and Thuringia state parliaments and forms part of a broader East-focused push that includes a new advisory board, a summer tour and an East congress.
- Local context remains difficult, with the AfD holding the direct Bundestag mandate and organizing protests, even as the Greens’ city membership has risen to about 103 and economic worries such as ZF job cuts dominate discussions.