Overview
- Aubel took the oath at the Ersatz-Rathaus on Edisonallee, administered by Lars Eichert, officially beginning her eight-year term.
- City officials initially labeled the swearing-in an internal appointment barring media, but local outlets including PNN were ultimately admitted.
- A formal public inauguration is scheduled for November 4 in the Potsdam Museum’s Großer Saal with about 200 invited guests, where she will receive the mayoral chain.
- She has set priorities of modernizing the administration, expanding affordable housing, ensuring high-quality education for all, and advancing an ecological urban transformation, with plans for direct citizen outreach.
- Interim treasurer Burkhard Exner warned of rising costs outpacing revenue, signaling tight budget conditions as her term begins.