Harmony or argument? Mayor election in Großberries causes excitement!

Harmony or argument? Mayor election in Großberries causes excitement!

in Großberren, a small community in the Teltow Fläming district, the situation is heading for the mayoral election. A recent forum of the Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung attracted around 130 interested citizens, where the five candidates presented their visions for the future of the community. Moderated by Nadine Pensold and Oliver Fischer, the main topic of the event was the improvement of the coexistence in Großbeeren, a point that became central according to the term of office of the former mayor Tobias Borstel, which began in 2018. maz-online.de reports that…

The past few years have been shaped by disputes for the community, especially between Borstel and the community representatives. In the end, Borstel lost the backing of his SPD parliamentary group and went out of the party in 2024 to found the "our great berries-your voice" faction (UGDS). In order to accelerate his deselection, there was recently a citizens' decision, which he no longer wanted to wait because he resigned with immediate effect. The municipal council then started the new election for July 6, which may result in a runoff election on July 20. [rbb24.de informs about…] (https://www.rbb24.de/politik/-2025/03/brandenburg-teltow-flaeming-grossbeeren-buermeister- Value-Borstel.html)

The candidates at a glance

Who are Tobias Borstel's challengers? The applicant group comprises Dirk Steinhausen from the Großbeeren voter group, Klaus Meyer von der Ugds, Bettina Stobbe from the Greens, Peter Silke from the AfD and Martin Wonneberger from the CDU. Her ideas and approaches to the future design of the community were discussed intensively at the forum. A unanimous tenor among the candidates was the need to enclose the earlier dispute. While Steinhausen is striving for a harmonious coexistence, Stobbe relies on playgrounds on "Building Bridges" with a special focus. Silke, on the other hand, emphasized independence from party affiliation for the mayoral offices. Political Education Brandenburg emphasizes that ...

• Klaus Meyer (UGDS) : Experience in bringing people together
• Bettina Stobbe (Greens) : Focus on commitment and playground offers
• Dirk Steinhausen (WFG) : emphasize common approaches
• Peter Silke (AfD) : 30 years of entrepreneurial experience
• Martin Wonneberger (CDU) : important factual discourse

The audience took the opportunity to ask critical questions to the candidates. So Meyer was asked how he felt youthful despite his age, while Silke came under pressure when the disputes of his party, the AfD, came up. A visitor expressed her resentment about the ongoing conflicts between the candidates. The participants promoted their concepts in short speeches, whereby everyone outlined an individual approach to solving the problems.

The upcoming elections on July 6 promise to become a tight race in which every voice counts. The new elections that are due to the conflicts of recent years could mean the urgently needed new beginning for large berries. In the coming weeks, the citizens will be excited to see how the election campaign will develop and who will ultimately steer the fate of the community.