U Germany The polls are open for early parliamentary elections, where more than 59 million citizens with the right to vote will elect 630 deputies for the new convocation of the Bundestag, who will have a mandate of four years and the task of electing a new chancellor and government.
The polling stations will be open until 18:XNUMX, and the results of the exit polls conducted at the polling stations will be announced immediately after closing. The first official projections of the results are expected during the election night.
How it transmits DW, Germany will face a complicated government formation. Depending on the results of today's elections, forming a government could be a big challenge. CDU candidate for chancellor Friedrich Mertz is aiming for a two-party coalition – with the SPD or the Greens. However, CSU leader Markus Zeder strictly rejects the possibility of a coalition with the Greens.
Photo: AP Photo/Markus SchreiberVoting for the Bundestag
"Red lines" for coalition negotiations
If several small parties pass the five percent threshold and enter the Bundestag, Merz's and Zeder's Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) will likely rely on two coalition partners to form the government. As in the case of the unsuccessful previous so-called "traffic light coalition, it could mean greater instability."
The day before the election, at a joint appearance with Zeder in Munich, Mertz highlighted his "red lines" for coalition negotiations. The CDU and CSU will not enter into an alliance with anyone "who is not ready to bring about a change in economic and migration policy in Germany." At the same time, he firmly emphasized that he will not hold coalition talks with the AfD: "Under no circumstances, under no circumstances will we hold any talks, let alone negotiations on participation in government with the AfD." That is out of the question."
Migration policy was imposed as the main theme of the campaign. Almost all parties want less "irregular migration".
Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via APFrank-Walter Steinmeier
Steinmeier: Voters, help determine Germany's future
The President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier voted in Berlin in the parliamentary elections in that country, and on that occasion he called on the citizens to go to the polls and help determine the future of the country.
"Exercise your right to vote, help shape the future of our country, and vote knowing your vote could be decisive," Steinmeier said.
