Overview

• The election is scheduled for September 21, 2025, after voters recalled SPD mayor Mike Schubert in May.
• Aubel, standing as a non-partisan candidate, served six years as Potsdam’s deputy mayor for education, culture, youth and sports before moving to a leadership role in Flensburg.
• She has pledged to center her platform on greater justice, environmental sustainability and strategic urban development.
• The SPD is in discussions with Berlin’s economics secretary Severin Fischer about his potential candidacy, with a decision expected in the coming days.
• The AfD has already nominated city faction chair Chaled-Uwe Said, and the Greens say they will soon conclude talks on a cross-party contender.