Record turnout at the early elections in Germany: 52% of voters by noon
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The 2025 Bundestag snap elections recorded a high voter turnout of 52% by mid-day. Four candidates are running for chancellor, including incumbent Prime Minister Scholz.
By the middle of the day of Sunday's election in Germany, the turnout rate reached 52%. This was reported by the head of the Federal Election Commission Ruth Brand, UNN reports with reference to DW and Frankfurter Rundschau.
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Today, Germany is electing a new Bundestag. Polls close at 18:00, and the first results are expected shortly after.
According to Federal Election Commissioner Ruth Brand, voter turnout is high. By mid-day, 52.0 percent of eligible voters had already cast their ballots in the 2025 federal election.
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High turnout, as of 16:00, was noted both in Berlin, where by 14:00 it was over 30% (7.6 percentage points higher than in 2021) and in other regions.
Recall
In Germany, early elections to the Bundestag have begun , seven months ahead of schedule. The incumbent Prime Minister Scholz, opposition leader Merz, Vice Chancellor Habeck, and far-right Weidel are running for the post of chancellor.
