Flag dispute in Neubrandenburg: Mayor resigns!

Flag dispute in Neubrandenburg: Mayor resigns!

Neubrandenburg, Deutschland - The flag dispute in Neubrandenburg causes excitement and headlines! Mayor Silvio Witt (independent) announced his resignation after the city council decided to no longer raise the rainbow flag at the train station. This step is not only a symbol of change in the city, but also reveals profound problems with democratic culture in Neubrandenburg. Jan Kuhnert, the parliamentary group leader of the Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) alliance, is crumpled and says: "Shit, I thought ..." when he learned from Witt's resignation.

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The vote on the rainbow flag was a short race: only 34 of 43 city representatives were present. 15 voted for the ban, 11 against and 8 abstained. The permission to remove the flag was therefore made possible primarily by the abstentions of BSW and CDU representatives. BSW politician Kuhnert admits that his faction has played a crucial role and adds: "We should have asked for this decision!" The CDU is also affected and regret the unexpected consequences. Group leader Björn Bromberger thought that the application would be rejected and would not have expected this development.

The application himself came from Tim Großmüller, an entrepreneur with controversial views, who made headlines in advance. He admitted that he knew how to resign would be the consequence of his advance. His voter alliance "Stable Citizens for Neubrandenburg" has already provoked during the election campaign and insulted Witt, who lives openly gay. Witt himself is horrified by the development and wonders where the democratic consensus has remained. He calls for a critical examination of such applications: "Such someone gets no hearing!"

According to the mayor, it becomes clear that ever more extreme right -wing discourses also gain influence in local representatives. This raises the question of how society can react to these questionable developments, because it seems that the silence of many the right -wing majorities makes it possible. Witt warns that the silent majority believes that it has nothing to do with this incident.