BERLIN (AP) – German voters will go to the polls on Sunday and elect a new parliament to determine how the country will operate for the next four years.
Europe’s largest economy It is the most populous country in the European Union with 27 countries. NATOand, after the US, after Russia, as well as Ukraine’s second largest weapons supplier. A full-scale invasion 2022. The next German government will be central to Europe’s response to the assertive new ones US administration.
Let’s take a look at what to expect from Sunday onwards.
What will happen to Election Day?
The poll will open at 8am and close at 6pm. Germans can also vote by mail, but they must vote before the polling station can count before it can be voted.
The exit vote will come and the voting count will begin immediately after the vote has finished, and the general picture of the results should be clear very quickly. The final official results are expected early Monday.
Who is the candidate?
Four candidates Running to become Germany’s next leader, the incumbent Prime Minister Olaf Scholzthe Social Democrats in the center left; Friedrich Merz, a candidate for the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union Party. Robert Habeck, current vice-prime minister of the environmentalist Greens; And the far-right anti-immigrant Alice Weidel German alternativesor afd.
Pre-election polls revealed that Mertz’s union bloc had around 30% support and about 20% ahead of the AFD. Scholz’s Social Democrats and Habeck’s greenery are back.
Merz likes to replace Scholz as prime minister, but it is not yet clear what governing coalition will be possible after the election. How easy it is to form a government may depend in part on the number of parties in the new parliament. Opinion polls show three political parties hovering around 5% of the vote required to win a seat.
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What happened to the glove?
At least 59.2 million people in 84 million countries are eligible to vote New band tagor the House of Representatives. The next prime minister, equivalent to Germany’s equivalent, will be elected by the members of 630 members.
There are 29 political parties in the vote, of which 5-8 of them could win enough votes to win seats in the parliament. In most cases, parties must win at least 5% of the vote to gain a share of the seat.
This Thursday, January 17, 2019, File Photography German lawmakers will be attending a special parliamentary session at Reichstag Building, the host of the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)
What happens after the polls close?
The German electoral system rarely gives any party an absolute majority, and polls suggest that there is no one party this time. This country does not have a nationally-level minority government tradition. This means that there is a high probability that two or more parties will form a coalition.
There is no formal ruling on the process of forming a new government, and no deadlines have been set. Parties hold exploratory consultations to determine who and the most common grounds are found, and the combination of one party will move into formal coalition consultations.
These negotiations usually create detailed coalition agreements that set out the plans for the new government. Usually, approval is required at least from the practices of those involved. Some parties may choose to place it in the entire membership vote.
Once that process is complete, Bundestag can elect a new prime minister.
What is at risk?
A strong German government is important for Europe’s response to the new US regime and for the upheaval in Ukraine and elsewhere.
Germany and Nearby France Traditionally EU motors, both heavyweights have been consumed in recent months by domestic political instability.
June 26, 2012, building of the German Parliament Building in Berlin (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)
This election is held seven months earlier than originally planned, as it is a Scholz three-party alliance. It collapsed in November As we discussed how it reactivates economyhas been shrinking for the past two years. One of the new government’s most urgent tasks is to find a consistent response to the issue.
Another challenge is to reduce it even further Irregular transitionthis was the biggest issue of the campaign.
Meltz said he hopes to form a new government by mid-April if he wins. Scorts’ resignation government will remain on a caregiver basis until Bundestagg elects a new prime minister.
