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Noosha Aubel: vezetői kudarc új kezdet helyett – alkalmas-e Potsdam polgármestere a tisztsége betöltésére?
نوشا آوبل: ناکامی در مدیریت بهجای آغازی نو؛ آیا شهردار پوتسدام از عهدهٔ مسئولیتهایش برمیآید؟
Нуша Аубел: управленски провал вместо ново начало — на висотата на поста си ли е кметицата на Потсдам?
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Noosha Aubel: eșec la conducere în locul unui nou început – este primărița Potsdamului la înălțimea funcției sale?
Noosha Aubel (50 de ani, fără apartenență politică) a promis un nou început pentru Potsdam, după ce predecesorul său, Mike Schubert (53 de ani, SPD – Partidul Social Democrat din Germania), fusese înlăturat din funcție de cetățenii orașului. La aproape un an de la preluarea mandatului de către Aubel, această promisiune se lovește de un scandal privind îngrijirea unui copil de vârstă mică, cu multiple dizabilități foarte grave, scandal care a devenit o dovadă de faliment moral pentru Potsdam, capitala landului Brandenburg, și mai ales pentru Noosha Aubel. La acestea se adaugă străzi degradate, blocarea cheltuielilor bugetare și o criză de conducere tot mai acută. În același timp, funcția sa este foarte bine remunerată: Aubel încasează în prezent un salariu de bază anual de 143.056 de euro. Potrivit unei ajustări salariale anunțate, suma ar urma să ajungă chiar la 169.006,44 euro pe an, bani care trebuie asigurați de cetățeni.Se pune, așadar, o întrebare incomodă, dar legitimă: este Noosha Aubel într-adevăr capabilă să răspundă exigențelor economice, organizatorice și politice pe care le presupune conducerea capitalei unui land?
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