About 59 million Germans were the right to vote in choice recordings to decide who will manage the largest eurozone economy.
The surveys are open at 8 AM (07:00 GMT) and closed at 18:00 (17:00 GMT).
Here are the latest results of the Federal Return Officer, who supervises the elections:
When will we know the final results?
The first local election units began to report the results around 21:00 (20:00 GMT).
The overall outcome should quickly become clear with the final official results expected early on Monday.
Who are the main candidates and parties?
This year 29 political parties participate in the elections, a decline of 47 which is disputed in 2021. years.

The main parties are:
- CDU / CSU – Christian Democratic Union leads Friedrich Merz, who is also Bloc’s office offices. Christian Social Union, CDU Bavaria Sister Party, leads Markus Soder.
- Afd – The alternative to Germany has led to Alice Worte and Tino Chupalla with Weider as aka’s office chair.
- SPD – The Social Democratic Party are co-water Saskia Eskeken and Lars Klingbeil. Olaf Scholz serves as a chancellor of the party and the current chancellor.
- Alliance 90 / GREEN – Yes He led Franziska Brantner and Felix Banaszak, and Robert Habeck was her chancellor and the current Vice Chancellor.
- Left – The party is co-led by Ines Schwerdtner and Jan Van Aken with Heidi Reichinnek and Van Aken as chancellers.
- BSW – Sahra Wagenknecht The Alliance leads Sahra Wagenknecht, which is also a candidate for the party’s party.
- FDP – The free Democratic Party runs Christian Lindner, which also serves as a leading candidate for fun.
What do they indicate the latest survey?
Conservative CDU performs 30 percent surveys with support. It is planned that the Last Right AFD won about 20 percent of the votes, while the SPD, which led the previous coalition government, sitting in third place with 15 percent support.

How’s a voting job?
German citizens will vote twice: once for a local member of parliament and another for entertainment. The side must obtain at least 5 percent of the national voice for entering the Bundestag, the selected chamber of the yard parliament.
The second voice is considered most important and are most often reported on an election night because it determines the number of seats that will be entertainment in the Bundestag and the strength of the party in the Coalition Government.
Whatever the party provides most seats will nominate the candidate as a chancellor, and the new Bundestag will vote. The candidate must ensure the absolute majority for the oath as a new leader of the country.

Current Seat Distribution German
The Bundestag has a base of 598 seats, but can be expanded, reach 733 seats in 2021. years, largest in its history. Reform 2023. Now limits it to 630 seats.

What are the key questions?
Slow economy, immigration and Ukrainian war were the main issues in the campaign.
The surveys suggested many voters want to pay less tax, but working hard. Germany has been in recession in the last two years, and its key industry is struggling to stay competitive.
Unemployment is in more than 6 percent, and a long brake, which limits the government borrowing, also causes problems.
Who could be real estate next chancellor?
The coalition government is likely to be formed because neither party received an absolute majority. The only time the unique parliamentary group has secured the majority for the Parliamentary period of 1957. until 1961. year, when the CDU / CSU won the elections in West Germany.
Whatever the party provides the most votes will nominate candidates as a chancellor, and the new Bundestag will vote about the person. The candidate must ensure the absolute majority to swear as a leader.
Here are the Chancellor Office from the top four parties:
- Merz, 69, Is Frontrunner, according to surveys. He became the leader of the CDU after Angela Merkel’s ex-chanceller deviated 2021. years.
- Weidel46, he led AFD against immigration since 2017. years.
- Scholz66, from the SPD is a chancellor since December 2021. years.
- Habeck55, is a candidate that represents greenery. He is the current ViceCller, as well as the economy and the Climate Minister.
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