Overview

• Preliminary results show Aubel took 72.9% to SPD candidate Severin Fischer’s 27.1%, winning all 131 voting districts with 42.5% turnout.
• She received 43,446 votes to Fischer’s 16,177 and will be the first woman to lead Potsdam since 1984.
• Parallel runoffs saw independents prevail elsewhere in Brandenburg: Axel Strasser won Frankfurt (Oder) with 69.8% over the AfD’s Wilko Möller, and Marko Henkel won Eisenhüttenstadt with 57% over the AfD’s Maik Diepold.
• The early election followed a May citizen referendum that removed SPD mayor Mike Schubert after criticism including a VIP‑ticket affair.
• The city’s election committee plans to certify the outcome this week, after which Aubel has one week to accept the post; she says she will remain nonpartisan, seek issue-based majorities, and prioritize administrative reform and housing.