Overview

• Polling stations in Brandenburg’s municipal runoffs remain open until 18:00 as several cities choose their next mayors.
• In Oranienburg, Jennifer Collin-Feeder (SPD) faces Anja Waschkau (AfD), with about 35% turnout by 15:00 among roughly 40,100 eligible voters, according to the city.
• The first round in Oranienburg yielded no majority, with Waschkau at 28.1%, Collin-Feeder at 19.1%, and incumbent Alexander Laesicke (independent) at 13.2%.
• In Bad Freienwalde, Frank Vettel (AfD) competes with Ulrike Heidemann (CDU), and turnout reached 39.7% by 14:30 including postal ballots, election officials reported.
• An AfD gain would add another mayoralty after Jüterbog’s Arne Raue, and the Brandenburg intelligence service classifies the party’s state branch as “gesichert rechtsextremistisch.”