Overview

• The mayoral position on Wangerooge has been vacant since autumn 2023 following the resignation of Marcel Fangohr after a dispute with the local council.
• On March 29, 2025, the CDU, SPD, and Green Party launched a public job advertisement to attract candidates, with applications open until June 14, 2025.
• The election for the new mayor is scheduled for August 17, 2025, marking a critical step toward stabilizing the island's governance.
• The job advertisement highlights the challenges of recruiting skilled administrative staff due to the island's remote location and Germany's broader labor shortages.
• Wangerooge successfully used a similar public recruitment strategy in 2018 to fill the mayoral position, setting a precedent for this approach.