Political career
As an independent politician,Berger was first elected mayor of Grimma on 10 June 2001:he received 57.6 percent of the vote as an independent candidate with the nomination from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). A year later,Berger became known nationwide with his fight against the effects of the "flood of the century" on his city. On 8 June 2008,Berger received 98.2 percent of the vote in the mayoral election. On 7 June 2015,he was confirmed in office with almost 90 percent of the vote and on 12 June 2022 with 85.9 percent. [2]
Together with Antje Hermenau [ de ],Berger has been involved in the "Citizens' Movement for Saxony" since autumn 2018,a self-described political "collective movement of the centre". On 1 December 2023,Berger was nominated as the top candidate of the State Association of Free Voters Saxony for the 2024 Saxony state election on 1 September 2024. In the election he was directly elected in the constituency of Leipzig-Land III. [3] [4] He stood for election as Minister-President of Saxony and proposed a technocratic government. [5]
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