Janine Wolter has been nominated as the top candidate for mayor of Berlin-Neukölln by the Neukölln SPD after Martin Hikel unexpectedly withdrew from the race.Wolter, currently the district councilor for Education, Culture, and Sports, was unanimously nominated and is expected to be officially confirmed in December with no opposing candidates.In Brandenburg an der Havel, a mayoral runoff election is set between incumbent Steffen Scheller and challenger Daniel Keip, focusing on issues like city growth, infrastructure, and community services.