Scholz and Merz have cast their votes in the German elections: “It will be good”
SPD leader Olaf Scholz and CDU's Friedrich Merz have both voted in the elections, German media reports. Scholz voted in Potsdam with his wife Britta. When he left the polling station, he gave a thumbs up, Bild reports.
Friedrich Merz, who according to opinion polls is likely to become the new German Chancellor, voted in Arnsberg.
“It will be good,” he says on the way out.
The leader of the CDU's sister party, the CSU, Markus Söder, was all the more talkative after casting his vote.
“I hope that in the end we will be able to form a government so that something really changes,” he says, according to Focus.
Before the polling stations close at 6 p.m., more than 59 million Germans will have their voices heard.
The fate of small parties will decide – this is what the next government could look like
Three parties are balancing around the five percent threshold ahead of the German elections. These are the left-wing party Linke, the liberal FDP and the left-wing conservative BSW. How these parties cope will be absolutely crucial for which government constellations are possible, writes Focus.
In a situation where all three small parties end up outside parliament, the Christian Democratic CDU/CSU only needs to cooperate with either the social democratic SPD or the Greens to get a majority, a dream situation for chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz where he can choose freely, according to Focus.
Should any of the left-wing parties but not the FDP pass the threshold, the probability of the SPD becoming a coalition partner increases, the newspaper assesses. Should both left-wing parties but not the FDP pass, Merz may be forced to invite both the SPD and the Greens to the government in order to get a majority, which could mean difficult negotiations.
If the FDP and one of the left-wing parties enter the Bundestag, the FDP could also be invited to coalition talks, which creates new opportunities. This opens up the possibility of a government with the CDU/CSU, the Greens and the FDP, a constellation that has previously failed.
A scenario in which all three small parties enter the Bundestag is, according to opinion polls, unlikely in advance, writes Focus.
The party leaders “speed dated” with voters on TV
The SPD’s Olaf Scholz, the Greens leader Robert Habeck and Alice Weidel from the far-right AfD party ended their election campaigns by participating in a televised “speed dating” with voters. Germans were able to ask their questions to the party leaders on stage.
The party leaders had to answer questions about everything from migration and climate to childcare and pensions. When Alice Weidel “speed dated” with a 22-year-old man from Berlin, she was pressed with questions about racism.
– Your party is voted for by people who do not see me as part of this country, the man said, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine.
Weidel replied that skin color does not matter to her.
Votes on the German election
Germans make their voices heard at the polling stations: “There must be change”
A few hours remain before the German polling stations close and the first indications of what future awaits Germany are released. Migration issues and the shaky international situation have made many Germans want to make their voices heard.
The 62-year-old urban planner Daniel tells the AFP news agency that it is a “civic duty” to vote and that Germany is “going through very uncertain times right now.”
– There must be a change, a transformation, he says.
According to opinion polls, the AfD, which wants to see a stricter migration policy, looks like making its best choice so far. Outside the country, attitudes towards the far-right party are divided.
“I'm afraid that the AfD will become strong,” says 32-year-old Janine, who voted in Frankfurt.
SPD leader Olaf Scholz and CDU's Friedrich Merz have both voted in the elections, German media reports. Scholz voted in Potsdam with his wife Britta. When he left the polling station, he gave a thumbs up, Bild reports.
Friedrich Merz, who according to opinion polls is likely to become the new German Chancellor, voted in Arnsberg.
“It will be good,” he says on the way out.
The leader of the CDU's sister party, the CSU, Markus Söder, was all the more talkative after casting his vote.
“I hope that in the end we will be able to form a government so that something really changes,” he says, according to Focus.
Before the polling stations close at 6 p.m., more than 59 million Germans will have their voices heard.
The fate of small parties will decide – this is what the next government could look like
Three parties are balancing around the five percent threshold ahead of the German elections. These are the left-wing party Linke, the liberal FDP and the left-wing conservative BSW. How these parties cope will be absolutely crucial for which government constellations are possible, writes Focus.
In a situation where all three small parties end up outside parliament, the Christian Democratic CDU/CSU only needs to cooperate with either the social democratic SPD or the Greens to get a majority, a dream situation for chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz where he can choose freely, according to Focus.
Should any of the left-wing parties but not the FDP pass the threshold, the probability of the SPD becoming a coalition partner increases, the newspaper assesses. Should both left-wing parties but not the FDP pass, Merz may be forced to invite both the SPD and the Greens to the government in order to get a majority, which could mean difficult negotiations.
If the FDP and one of the left-wing parties enter the Bundestag, the FDP could also be invited to coalition talks, which creates new opportunities. This opens up the possibility of a government with the CDU/CSU, the Greens and the FDP, a constellation that has previously failed.
A scenario in which all three small parties enter the Bundestag is, according to opinion polls, unlikely in advance, writes Focus.
The party leaders “speed dated” with voters on TV
The SPD’s Olaf Scholz, the Greens leader Robert Habeck and Alice Weidel from the far-right AfD party ended their election campaigns by participating in a televised “speed dating” with voters. Germans were able to ask their questions to the party leaders on stage.
The party leaders had to answer questions about everything from migration and climate to childcare and pensions. When Alice Weidel “speed dated” with a 22-year-old man from Berlin, she was pressed with questions about racism.
– Your party is voted for by people who do not see me as part of this country, the man said, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine.
Weidel replied that skin color does not matter to her.
Votes on the German election
Germans make their voices heard at the polling stations: “There must be change”
A few hours remain before the German polling stations close and the first indications of what future awaits Germany are released. Migration issues and the shaky international situation have made many Germans want to make their voices heard.
The 62-year-old urban planner Daniel tells the AFP news agency that it is a “civic duty” to vote and that Germany is “going through very uncertain times right now.”
– There must be a change, a transformation, he says.
According to opinion polls, the AfD, which wants to see a stricter migration policy, looks like making its best choice so far. Outside the country, attitudes towards the far-right party are divided.
“I'm afraid that the AfD will become strong,” says 32-year-old Janine, who voted in Frankfurt.
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