Countdown for the Bundestag election: 45 days until the decision!

Countdown for the Bundestag election: 45 days until the decision!

Emmendingen, Deutschland - On January 9, 2025, the preparations for the upcoming Bundestag election in the Emmendingen-Lahr constituency are in full swing. The election will take place on February 23, 2025, for which 45 days are still available. The responsible authorities work intensively on the necessary preparations while the election campaign begins. In the 2021 election, 24 parties and lists competed, including 12 with direct candidates. The number of parties and lists for the election on February 23 is still unclear. The deadline for submitting the election documents is January 20, 2025.

like Badische Zeitung reported, the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on December 16, 2024 is required lost. As a result, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved the Bundestag. The new election is carried out every four years after the proportion of proportions, with voters having two votes: a first vote for the candidate in the constituency and a second vote for a party. Due to a new voting right reform, the number of deputies is reduced from 733 to 630, and there is no more compensation and overhang mandates. Instead, the second vote decides on the seats in the Bundestag.

voting entitlement and postal voting

German citizens from the age of 18 who live in Germany for at least three months are entitled to vote. Around 62 million people are entitled to vote (as of July 2024). An election notification and an ID card are required for the vote. It is possible to apply for an postal vote, whereby the corresponding applications should be submitted in good time. Postal voting documents can be requested by February 21, 2025, 3 p.m. In exceptional cases, this is possible until the election day. In the Bundestag election 2021, 47.3 % selected by postal voting, which was a significant increase in 2017.

like ndr can have their own eligibility as a member of parliament, provided they are 18 years old. There is no obligation to vote and the non -participation is not punished. A preliminary election result is literally announced hours after the polling stations are closed, while the official final result is announced a few days after the election.

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