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Нооша Аубель під тиском: мерія Потсдама між самостійними кроками та скандалом із дитячими садками
Нооша Аубель (50 років, безпартійна) вступила на посаду обербургомістерки столиці федеральної землі Бранденбург — Потсдама — 24 жовтня 2025 року, отримавши надзвичайно високий кредит довіри: у другому турі виборів за неї проголосували 72,9 відсотка виборців. Аубель обіцяла сучасну, прозору та дієздатну адміністрацію, більше доступного житла, якіснішу освіту та серйозний діалог із громадянами. Вона впевнено заявила, що не потребує жодного пільгового періоду. Саме за цими заявленими стандартами Аубель тепер і має оцінюватися — не за привабливими дописами в соціальних мережах, зокрема у Facebook, не за гучними словами, покликаними підтримувати професійно вибудуваний публічний образ, і не за демонстративним проголошенням моральних цінностей, а за конкретними результатами.
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Noosha Aubel under pressure: Potsdam City Hall caught between going it alone and the nursery scandal
Noosha Aubel (50, independent) took office as Lord Mayor of the Brandenburg state capital of Potsdam on 24 October 2025 with an extraordinary mandate of confidence: 72.9 per cent of voters backed her in the run-off election. Aubel promised a modern, transparent and effective administration, more affordable housing, better education and a genuine dialogue with the city’s residents. She confidently declared that she did not need a grace period. Aubel must now be judged by precisely these standards—not by polished social-media announcements on Facebook, grandiose rhetoric designed to promote a carefully managed public image, or ostentatious displays of moral virtue, but by concrete results.
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Kim Jong Un spurns olive branch from 'hostile' South Korea
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U.S. Polo Assn. Returns as Official Apparel and Jersey Sponsor of the 2026 Dubai Polo Gold Cup for Third Consecutive Year
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Cuba coast guard kills four on US-registered speedboat
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PSG coach Luis Enrique calls on team to raise their game in Champions League last 16
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