Overview
- Party leaders selected Wolter, currently Neukölln’s councillor for education, culture and sport, to lead the SPD ticket for the district town hall.
- Incumbent Martin Hikel bowed out after receiving 68.5% support in an internal vote, saying the result did not give him sufficient backing for a campaign.
- Wolter’s formal nomination is slated to be decided by the SPD Neukölln delegates’ conference, with no opposing candidates reported.
- State SPD figures Steffen Krach and Franziska Giffey publicly welcomed the choice, calling Wolter well suited to continue the party’s work in the district.
- In her application, the trained teacher emphasized continuity on schools and named priorities including stronger social policy, anti-poverty efforts, cleaner playgrounds and tenant protections.