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SPD’s Daniel Keip Unseats CDU Incumbent in Brandenburg an der Havel Mayoral Runoff

Voters delivered a clear 60.4% to 39.6% result that will hand Keip an eight-year term pending official certification.

Overview

  • Preliminary results published by the city show Keip with 13,942 votes versus 9,131 for incumbent Steffen Scheller.
  • Voter turnout was 39.2% in the runoff for the city of Brandenburg an der Havel.
  • Keip cleared the legal quorum requiring support from at least 15% of all eligible voters, surpassing the 8,986-vote threshold.
  • The runoff followed a first round two weeks earlier with six candidates, when Keip led with 26.4% to Scheller’s 24.4% without an absolute majority.
  • The city of about 74,000 elects its mayor for an eight-year term, and Scheller has held the office since 2018.