Berlin: Kai Wegner withdraws top candidacy for election in September
January, as a result of which 100,000 people had to wait for days without electricity
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July 2026, 17:48 Kai Wegner: “The communication was crap” © Lisi Niesner/Reuters The capital Berlin will get a new Governing Mayor in September, incumbent Kai Wegner gives up his top candidacy after dealing with a massive power outage. Z+ (Subscription Content); Berlin election : How a power failure Kai Wegner became a disaster The CDU threatens in the Berlin election in September a defeat, in polls it has collapsed. For his party, this is so shortly before the election a problem – and an opportunity.
Furthermore, Before 12:45 no official telephone calls to the blackout. It says, “Stop trying to predict problems before they occur.” Read the whole story here: Prinz Protz What else is important today: Number of insolvency applications as high as 14 years ago : In April alone, 2276 companies filed for insolvency. Login SPIEGEL plus Only for new customers €1 for 4 weeks then €5.99 per week Free access to all S+ articles on SPIEGEL.de and in the app Weekly digital edition of SPIEGEL incl.
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July 2026, 17:48 Kai Wegner: “The communication was crap” © Lisi Niesner/Reuters The capital Berlin will get a new Governing Mayor in September, incumbent Kai Wegner gives up his top candidacy after dealing with a massive power outage.
according to DIE ZEITZ+ (Subscription Content); Berlin election : How a power failure Kai Wegner became a disaster The CDU threatens in the Berlin election in September a defeat, in polls it has collapsed.
according to DIE ZEITFor his party, this is so shortly before the election a problem – and an opportunity
according to RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND)Before 12:45 no official telephone calls to the blackout.
according to DER SPIEGEL - PolitikIt says, “Stop trying to predict problems before they occur.” Read the whole story here: Prinz Protz What else is important today: Number of insolvency applications as high as 14 years ago : In April alone, 2276 companies filed for insolvency.
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