Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner's digital secretary quits amid probe

State Secretary for Digitalisation Matthias Hundt resigned after barely ten weeks in office following a Dresden prosecutor’s investigation into alleged insolvency crimes linked to a former company he ran. Hundt cited a hostile media campaign and personal stress as reasons for stepping down. The resignation adds to a recent wave of departures in Mayor Kai Wegner’s senate, including the traffic and culture senators who also asked to be dismissed.

The episode has intensified criticism of Wegner’s personnel choices within the CDU, threatening his bid to become the party’s lead candidate for Berlin’s upcoming state election. Party insiders warn the scandal could further erode the mayor’s poll advantage ahead of the June party conference, where the candidacy will be confirmed.