New election of the Bundestag: How to choose correctly on February 23!

New election of the Bundestag: How to choose correctly on February 23!

On February 23, 2025, the new election of the German Bundestag is due. This event is eagerly awaited, especially in Saarland, where there are four constituencies, which include municipalities from several counties. Voters who are at least 18 years old on election day and have been living in Germany for at least three months have the right to take part in the election. People excluded from the right to vote are persons who were excluded from the election by judge in accordance with paragraph 13 of the Federal Election Act. Germans who live abroad are also generally allowed to choose.

like Saarbrücker Zeitung on which he can hand in two voices. The first vote chooses a candidate in the constituency, with information about the place of residence, work and party. The candidate with the most votes moves into the Bundestag. The second vote, on the other hand, determines the percentage of the seats of a party in the Bundestag and is crucial for the composition of the parliament.

election procedure and postal voting

The choice is either in the polling station or by postal voting. Before the election, each voter receives an election notification by post that contains details at the time and place of choice. The application for postal voting can be made in various ways: personally, in writing or online. The postal voting documents must be handed over to the postal service provider by February 10. Many municipalities send election notifications five to six weeks before the election date. It is legally stipulated that the notification must be received at least three weeks before the election.

experts assume that postal voting will play a central role in this election. In the last elections there was an increase in the use of postal voting. All eligible voters can vote by postal voting without giving any reason. The application for postal voting must be submitted by February 21, 2025 at 6 p.m.

number of voters and parties

A total of around 61 million voters can take part in the federal election. In this election, 53 parties and political associations compete. The parties represented in the Bundestag and at least one state parliament include the SPD, the Greens, the CDU, the left, the CSU, the FDP, the AfD, as well as smaller parties such as BSW, free voters and BVB/Free voters. MDR emphasizes that the order on the parties' lists is decisive for which candidates are moving into parliament.

After the last elections, the number of constituencies remained unchanged in a total of 299. Applications for postal voting can also be made before the actual election notification, and the election letters must be sent to the responsible bodies in good time, since late election letters are not taken into account.