Energy crisis, climate crisis, housing crisis - the mood in Berlin in the winter of 2022/23 could be better. In the midst of this, there is now an election rerun - with an unexpected second chance at the office of Governing Mayor for the Green Party's lead candidate Bettina Jarasch.
Time of crisis? Time for Green - and time for Bettina Jarasch in the Red City Hall. After decades of SPD and CDU leadership, Berlin now wants a mayor who is determined and full of energy to tackle the city's problems.
The special circumstances of the repeat election are also reflected in the development of the campaign, which needs to happen much faster. For the short, intensive election campaign, we are focusing on clear messages that confidently convey the Green Party's claim to government. The design underlines this with a dynamic framework and fresh colors as an antithesis to the dreary Berlin winter.
With just 53 (!) votes behind the SPD, the Greens narrowly miss out on second place. Even if this is not enough for a Green city hall in the end, the Greens are the only governing party to almost maintain their record result from 2021. In terms of government participation, everything therefore remains open for the time being.
