Continued: Merkel’s Party received a majority in the elections to the Bundestag
The turnout of voters in elections to the Bundestag, which took place in Germany on Sunday, 24 September, almost on par with those that were recorded in the last election four years ago. About it reports “Interfax”, citing data from the electoral Commission of Germany.
So, at 14:00 local time (15:00 GMT) the turnout was 41.1 percent versus 41.4 percent at the same time in 2013.
According to the German publication Die Welt, in Berlin by 12:00 his voice gave 27.2 per cent of voters. In Hamburg to 14:00 turnout was 56.5%. In Munich, as of 16:00, the turnout exceeded past performance and 79.8 percent of voters against 63.2 per cent four years ago.
The first data of exit polls planned to announce shortly after 18:00 local time, when the country will close all the polling stations. The first official results are not expected until Monday morning.
Just take part in the elections 42 parties. To get into Parliament, candidates must collect not less than five percent of the vote. The main rivals are the conservative bloc, which is headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Social democratic party of Germany (SPD).