It is noted that polling stations across the country opened at 8:00 AM and will operate until 6:00 PM. Following this, the vote counting will commence. Approximately 60 million citizens have the right to vote, with 42% of voters being over 60 years old.
According to the new electoral law, the number of deputies in the new Bundestag will be around 100 fewer than before, as previously there were 630, reports Tagesschau.
Additionally, the so-called overhang mandates will be eliminated, meaning that candidates elected with the first vote can only enter the Bundestag if their party also secures a sufficient number of second votes, as indicated by the media.
Besides the representatives of the federal parliament, citizens are also voting for a new federal chancellor.