Dresden's call: No postal voting! Go to the polls and vote locally!

Dresden's call: No postal voting! Go to the polls and vote locally!

The federal election is just around the corner and time is running out! On February 23, 2025, citizens will elect a new Bundestag, but the preparations are extremely difficult. In Dresden, where the challenges are particularly great, the head of the citizens' office, Markus Blocher, urgently appeals to voters not to apply for a postal vote. The problem: 50 percent of voters would vote by mail, but the voting documents could only be delivered 17 days before the election date, which puts many voters under pressure. The nominations must be submitted as early as January 20th – a tight schedule! In addition, the election time is unfavorable as it falls during the Saxon school holidays, which makes participation difficult for many parents and school children world.de reported.

TV debates and election campaign events

In the midst of these turbulent preparations, ARD and ZDF are stepping on the gas: They are announcing several TV formats for the federal election in order to provide voters with comprehensive information and encourage participation. On February 13th, an intensive discussion session with the candidates for chancellor from the SPD, CDU, Greens and AfD will take place on ZDF in the program “Klartext”. Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, Robert Habeck and Alice Weidel will answer questions from citizens for 140 minutes zdf.de communicates. ARD is also planning special formats to make the election campaign more exciting. On February 17th there will be an “election arena” in which the candidates from the main parties will clash and answer voters’ questions.

The election promises to be a heated duel, not only between the major parties, but also between the smaller ones who also want to be heard. While the election campaign is already in full swing, it remains to be seen how the current political tensions will affect voter behavior.