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New mayor of Sindelfingen: Markus Kleemann sets an example!
After 10 years, Markus Kleemann is leaving Oberstefeld as mayor. New elections for a successor are scheduled for autumn 2025.
New mayor of Sindelfingen: Markus Kleemann sets an example!
Markus Kleemann becomes the new mayor of Sindelfingen. After an exciting election campaign, the 52-year-old prevailed in the runoff election with 50.25% of the votes and in the end was 79 votes ahead of his competitor Max Reinhardt, who received 49.75%. After more than ten years as mayor of Oberstefeld, Kleemann will take over his official duties in Sindelfingen in the coming weeks. This reports Stuttgart News.
A significant step for Kleemann is the planned departure from Oberstefeld at the end of July. During his term in office, he set up a refugee shelter and closed a primary school, among other things. He also received support from Oberstefeld, where around 20 of his supporters traveled to the runoff election in Sindelfingen to support him. In his new role in Sindelfingen, he wants to focus particularly on strengthening retail and crafts, attracting more start-ups and improving the cleanliness and safety of the city.
Focus on collaboration and transparency
In his first statement after the election, Kleemann expressed gratitude to his voters and supporters, who include citizens from Sindelfingen and Oberstefeld, as well as business and political representatives. He emphasized the importance of solution orientation and transparency for the future of the city and its districts. His election is also seen as an incentive to convince the remaining voters who were not involved in the election, as on Kleemann's website, markus-kleemann.eu, is executed.
Kleemann plans to officially take up his official duties on August 1, 2025. Meanwhile, a new mayor is being elected in Oberstefeld, which is expected to happen in autumn 2025. Another challenge for Kleemann will be to successfully complete or hand over some projects, such as the Bottwarwiesen residential development.
Challenges for local politics
The election of Markus Kleemann comes against the backdrop of a changing local political climate in Germany. A survey of mayors on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of German unity showed that 96% of respondents were proud of the successes of reunification, but the need to continue to discuss and solve specific problems in East German communities was emphasized, as in the EAF Berlin publication detailed is explained.
The challenges facing mayors are constantly changing, and the gender balance in these offices also remains an issue, as the proportion of women remains only 9%, which has stagnated at a low level for years. Especially in view of these circumstances, Kleemann's commitment to mandate politics will be of great importance in his new position in Sindelfingen.