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Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier: “Those who take part will be heard.
Those who do not vote let others decide for themselves «(archive image)
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Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on all citizens who are entitled to vote to vote in the Bundestag election this Sunday. “Every vote counts - your vote counts. So I ask you: Vote today! ”Wrote Steinmeier in a guest post for“ Bild am Sonntag ”. Democracy lives from interfering and participating. “Whoever participates will be heard. If you don't vote, you let others decide for you, ”says Steinmeier. Election Sunday is an important day for Germany and a festival for all of its citizens. Germany is facing a political transition, but the challenges remain, according to the head of state.
On this Sunday, the polling stations are open from 8 a.m.
Almost 60.4 million citizens are called upon to cast their first and second votes by 6 p.m. and thus decide on the composition of the new Bundestag.
The Union and its candidate for Chancellor Armin Laschet were under immense pressure before the election.
Chancellor Angela Merkel will no longer run after 16 years in office.
In view of the large number of undecided voters, the outcome of the election is considered open.
It seems likely, however, that Germany will be governed by a three-party alliance in the future.
According to the surveys, various three-party alliances are currently possible, in addition to a traffic light coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP, an alliance of the SPD, the Greens and the Left, as well as a CDU-led coalition with the Greens and the FDP.
In the opinion polls for the federal election, the Union was recently slightly behind the SPD with Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz.
However, opinion polls are only snapshots of the political mood and say nothing about the election result.
This applies even more to this election because of the high number of still undecided voters.
From the federal election in 2017, the CDU and CSU emerged as the strongest force with 32.9 percent.
The SPD came to 20.5 percent, the AfD was the third strongest force with 12.6 percent.
It was followed by the FDP (10.7 percent), the Left (9.2) and the Greens with 8.9 percent.
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