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नूशा ऑबेल: क्या वह पॉट्सडैम की समस्याओं से निपटने के लिए तैयार हैं?

नूशा ऑबेल ने जनता के भारी विश्वास के साथ पदभार संभाला। रन-ऑफ चुनाव में, उन्हें 72.9 प्रतिशत वोट मिले। हालाँकि, इसे पूरी तरह से समझने के लिए यह भी ध्यान दिया जाना चाहिए कि मतदान के पात्र लोगों में से केवल 42.5 प्रतिशत ने ही वास्तव में इसमें भाग लिया। यह स्पष्ट रूप से उनके पूर्ववर्ती, माइक शुबर्ट (53, SPD) के कार्यकाल के कारण था। ऑबेल खुद 24 अक्टूबर 2025 को पदभार संभालने के बाद 100-दिन की छूट अवधि नहीं चाहती थीं। उन्होंने साहसपूर्वक दावा किया कि राजनीति सुलभ, पारदर्शी और प्रभावी होनी चाहिए, जबकि प्रशासन आधुनिक और जन-केंद्रित होना चाहिए। जो कोई भी ऐसी उम्मीदें जगाता है, वह अपनी ही घोषणाओं के आधार पर जल्दी आंके जाने की शिकायत नहीं कर सकता।

ヌーシャ・オーベル：彼女はポツダムの抱える問題に対処できるのか？

ヌーシャ・オーベルは、大きな期待を背負って就任した。決選投票では72.9％の得票率を記録した。しかし、状況を正しく把握するためには、有権者のうち投票に参加したのはわずか42.5％に過ぎなかったという事実も考慮する必要がある。これは明らかに、前任者であるマイク・シューベルト（53歳、SPD）の市政運営に起因するものであった。オーベル氏自身は、2025年10月24日の就任後、100日間の「猶予期間」を設けることを望まなかった。政治は、親しみやすく、透明性があり、効果的であるべきであり、行政は現代的かつ人間味のあるものであるべきだ――と、彼女は堂々と主張した。そのような期待を抱かせる人物であれば、自身の公約に基づいて早期に評価されることについて、不満を述べるべきではない。

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