Citizens on withdrawal: Berlin fights with appointment bottlenecks before the election!

Citizens on withdrawal: Berlin fights with appointment bottlenecks before the election!

The citizens' positions are in Berlin! The upcoming Bundestag election date, which was now preferred to February 23, has put the administration of the capital under great pressure. If you need a new ID, a registration address or other services of the offices, you will be bitterly disappointed: the allocation of appointments is exhausted almost everywhere. As the Berliner Zeitung , six citizens' offices had to close due to the election preparations. The administration fights with a lack of staff, which means that many employees have been deducted to the election organization. In the Hellersdorf district in particular, two offices are closed, which further tightened the situation.

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The effects are drastic: If you need an appointment, you have to prepare for long waiting times. District City Councilor Juliane Witt emphasizes that in addition to the lack of staff, the lack of premises also pose a significant problem. While some districts such as Steglitz-Zehlendorf are still relatively well positioned and hardly report any restrictions, the situation in other districts remains catastrophic. Only in Lichtenberg is there currently confidence that the service can be maintained until the election. When asked about free appointments, the search between hope and despair is described - play a little like Lotto, says Witt. The next date available was listed for March 10, and the few places are always quickly awarded.

The regulations for booking appointment often remain uncertain. According to information on service.berlin.de , citizens whose concerns are not in a hurry should book an appointment in advance. For emergencies, it is advisable to go directly to a citizens' office without an appointment and to describe the falling need there. "The situation is very tense; citizens should therefore regularly look around for new appointments," said the councilors. The lack of electoral assistants, which is already noticeable, will additionally reinforce any bottlenecks. It remains to be seen how the city can master the preparations for the upcoming elections while the citizens are waiting for their necessary services.

Berliner Zeitung