The 2021 federal election has opened and there are already various developments before the first results, which can be quickly read in the live ticker.
Berlin - The federal election in 2021 opens its doors. The polling stations are open. Even under difficult conditions, as an important corona rule applies in the polling stations. Nevertheless, citizens are drawn to the ballot boxes to cast their first and second votes in the 2021 election. Even if the percentage of postal votes is particularly high, there are still a lot of undecided who have a major influence on who will become Chancellor after Angela Merkel *. Readers can find all developments, news and results quickly and clearly summarized in the live ticker for the 2021 election *.
Kreiszeitung.de reveals the latest developments and results of the 2021 federal election
Election 2021: In the federal election, prominent politicians such as Amthor, Maaßen, Lauterbach or Kühnert must tremble to enter the Bundestag
But apart from the federal election for the Chancellery, there are also some duels that promise more than just excitement in the 2021 election.
Because some well-known politicians have to fear for a seat in the Bundestag.
Above all prominent CDU politicians like Philipp Amthor or ex-constitutional protection chief Hans-Georg Maaßen *, who is running in the constituency of Suhl.
His challenger is the ex-biathlon Olympic champion: Frank Ullrich (SPD).
But not only well-known politicians of the Union have to fear for a seat in the Bundestag.
In fact, even SPD politicians like Karl Lauterbach or Kevin Kühnert * cannot be sure whether they will make the leap from their constituency to the Reichstag building in Berlin on September 26th in Berlin.
In the constituency of Potsdam there is also a lot of competition, as the ex-state chairman of the CDU, Saskia Ludwig, the former FDP general secretary Linda Teuteberg and the left-wing member of the Bundestag Norbert Müller also start here.
Saarlouis constituency in the federal election: Altmaier meets Maas
When it comes to direct mandates in the Saarlouis constituency, Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) deals with challenger and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD).
Maas has a very good chance of doing this, as despite the Afghanistan debacle, the SPD is benefiting from the general upturn in the election polls *.
The CDU Saar's list is no longer headed by Altmaier, as it was in 2017, but by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
Election 2021: Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Annalena Baerbock will compete against each other in the constituency of Potsdam
In addition, Germany’s political celebrities are fighting over direct mandates in two constituencies.
On the one hand, the SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz * and the Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock * compete directly against each other in the Potsdam constituency.
This could both suffer a severe setback and take a serious blow in the fight for the chancellery in their own constituency.
Election 2021: Armin Laschet (CDU) makes an embarrassing glitch when submitting a ballot at a polling station in Aachen - crosses can be seen on the ballot paper
While Armin Laschet's competitors are preparing for an exciting duel on a national and regional level, the CDU / CSU's candidate for chancellor is struggling with problems of his own.
Because when he cast his vote, Laschet showed the crosses on his ballot paper at the polling station in Aachen, because it was not folded correctly.
A photographer took a snapshot of the ballot for the federal election, which triggered a lot of reactions, irritations and ridicule on Twitter * in the live ticker of the 2021 federal election.
Kreiszeitung.de reveals the best reactions on Twitter in the 2021 election
"Kreiszeitung.de" asked in the office of the Federal Returning Officer whether this is allowed at all.
The answer about the crosses from Laschet was clear: "The voice counts *."
Election 2021: This is how Lower Saxony votes in the federal election
While Laschet is still struggling with his faux pas, which is part of a whole series of mistakes before the 2021 election, the Lower Saxony * are looking forward to an exciting election Sunday.
Because the state has a lot to say in the federal elections and can do a lot on super election Sunday with around six million voters * at the ballot box.
The current developments can be easily followed in the live ticker for the 2021 federal election: This is how Lower Saxony * votes.
Kreiszeitung.de shows all the news about the 2021 federal election in Lower Saxony
Runoff election in Lower Saxony: This is how the duels run in the local elections
The polling stations are open. In Lower Saxony, the votes for the federal election and in many places also for the runoff elections have started *. Because within two weeks, the citizens go to the polls for the second time.
Kreiszeitung.de keeps an eye on all developments in the runoff elections in Lower Saxony in the live ticker.
In eight large cities in Lower Saxony, the runoff elections in Lower Saxony * will also decide who will be the new mayor on Sunday: in Braunschweig, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Lüneburg, Göttingen, Goslar, Wolfsburg and Delmenhorst. Runoff elections are held where in the direct elections on September 12th none of the candidates was able to achieve an absolute majority. Now the strongest candidates ever compete against each other.
Bundestag election 2021: This is how Hamburg will vote in the 2021 election
A little head under the water and a ballot in the air - Manuel Sarrazin was probably thinking that based on a popular nursery rhyme.
The Hamburg member of the Bundestag for the Greens swam to his polling station on the morning of the 2021 federal election.
Green politician Manuel Sarrazin hops into the Estonians for a good cause.
24hamburg.de brings these and other developments in the Bundestag election ticker: This is how Hamburg chooses to the point
Whether something similar will happen in the 2021 election and the expected good result for Olaf Scholz may not be a problem after all.
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