Mayor Witt resigns: Rainbow flag causes pressure!

Mayor Witt resigns: Rainbow flag causes pressure!

Neubrandenburg, Deutschland - After a controversial decision in Neubrandenburg, where the city council decided to no longer raise the rainbow flag at the train station, Mayor Silvio Witt (independent) announced his resignation for May 2025. This step follows increased attacks on the flag, which was repeatedly exchanged for a swastika flag. In Berlin, Witt explained that considerable pressure on him and his surroundings were short and this situation had serious effects on his family and friends. A drastic experience was a message from his mother, who informed him that the daily newspaper was not as bad as before.

Witt, who has been mayor since 2015 and was re-elected in 2022 with a clear majority, had always campaigned for an open and tolerant Neubrandenburg, for example as a patron of Christopher Street Day events. The decision to hang out the rainbow flag has heated up the political discussion in the city intensively and could have far -reaching consequences. His regular term ends in 2029, but the resignation raises questions about the future political direction of the city. Further details can be found in a recent article www.t-online.de .