Mayor Kuhfuß announces resignation: Who will follow him in Dassow?

Mayor Kuhfuß announces resignation: Who will follow him in Dassow?

A remarkable upheaval is emerging in the city of Dassow, because Mayor Sascha Kuhfuß has announced that he will give up his office by the end of 2025 at the latest. This decision was really not easy for him, as he emphasizes. The changes in the professional and personal framework have made it increasingly difficult for him to meet the time requirements of the mayor's office. Despite his joy and the feeling of responsibility associated with the office, he is now forced to clear the way for an orderly successor. The resignation is expected to present the more than 3,000 citizens entitled to vote in Dassow to choose a new head of the city.

cowfoot, which has been in office since June 2024, had won the SPD with around 55 percent of the votes against Annett Pahl with around 55 percent of the votes. His professional background as head of the private customer area of ​​a Lübeck bank with a focus on securities planting and real estate financing could contribute to the changed framework conditions that move it to this step. Even after his resignation, he will remain loyal to the fire brigade and will continue to be active as chairman of the Association of the Association of Volunteering Dassow.

Mayor elections in the district

The upcoming new elections are not just a topic in Dassow. In the neighboring community of Utecht there is also a mayoral election on June 22, 2025. This choice is particularly important because it should regulate the successor of Andreas Spiewack, who died in January 2025. The only candidate in Utecht is Dr. Norbert Marienhoff from the Free Voting Association. Another upcoming election date concerns Rüting, where an early mayoral election due to the death of incumbent Holger Hinze is also expected in May 2025. Here the citizens also have to make decisions that will affect their communities.

A look at the current situation of the mayors in Germany shows that the challenges that many incumbents are facing are not new. According to a survey that was carried out on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of German unity, many mayors feel that specific problems in East Germany must continue to be discussed more. In addition, the proportion of women in these offices is only 9% and has been stagnating for years. This shows that local politics is still an area in which there is still a lot to do to achieve more balanced representation.

The successor situation in Dassow and the elections in the area are more than just local news; They reflect larger social and political trends in Germany. It remains to be seen who will compete with Sascha Kuhfuß and what influence these decisions will have on the communities

For current information on these developments, it is worth taking a look at the reporting of the Nordkurier and Tagesschau . The discussion about the role of the mayors is also followed in the Eaf Berlin