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Around 59 million German Snaps were eligible to vote in Snap elections, to decide who would control the eurozone’s largest economy.

Votes are now being counted across Germany, where about 59 million citizens were eligible to vote in Snap elections, to decide who would control the eurozone’s largest economy for the next four years.

Elections closed at 8 am (07:00 GMT) and closed at 6PM (17:00 GMT).

Here the latest results of the federal returning officer are given, who oversee elections:

The Election Authority of Germany says that 52 percent of the eligible voters had cast their ballots four hours before the polling stations were closed.

When will we know the final result?

The first local constituencies started reporting the results of (20:00 GMT) at around 9:00 pm.

The overall results should be quickly clear with final official results in early Monday.

Who are the major candidates and parties?

This year, 29 political parties are participating in elections, which is a shortage of 47 contesting elections in 2021.

The main parties are:

1. CDU/CSU – Christian Democratic Union is headed by Frederick Merz, who is also the Chancellor candidate of the block. The Christian Social Union, CDU’s Bavarian Sister Party, has been led by Marcus Soder.
2. After -The option for zermination has been co-in-laws by AFD’s Chancellor candidate with Videl by Alice Waidel and Tino Kruppalla.
3. SPD -Suracesal Democratic Party is co-dated by Saskia Escains and Lars Clingbeil. Olaf serves as a Chancellor candidate of the scools party and is a remarkable Chancellor.
4. Alliance 90/Greens – it is Franzicca Brentoner and Felix Bansak was co-in-law, and Robert Habec is its Chancellor candidate and current Vice Chancellor.
5. Abandoned -The party has been co-dated by the Heida Rechinak and Van Ekan as the Chancellor candidates by the INENTERDOR and John Van Akain.
6. BSW – Sahara Wagoncate Alliance is headed under the leadership of Sahara Wagonchecch, who is also the Chancellor candidate of the party.
7. Craftsman – Free Democratic Party is led by Christian Lindner, who also serves as the party’s prominent candidate.

What do the latest choices indicate?

Orthodox CDU tops elections with 30 percent support. The distant AFD is predicted to win about 20 percent of the votes, while the SPD, who led the previous coalition government, sits third with 15 percent support.

How does voting work?

German citizens will vote twice: once for a local member of Parliament and another for one party. A party must receive at least 5 percent of the national vote to enter Bondstag, which is the elected chamber of the Bikemral Parliament.

The second vote is considered to be the most important and it is reported the most widely at the election night as it determines that a party will receive a party in a bundestag and the strength of a party within a coalition government This can be part.

Whatever party secures the most seats, will nominate a candidate as Chancellor, and the new Bundestag will vote. The candidate should secure an absolute majority to take oath as the new leader of the country.

Current distribution of Germany seats

Bundestag has a base of 598 seats, but it can expand, reach 733 seats in 2021, which is the largest in its history. Improvement in 2023 now limits it to 630 seats.

What are the major issues?

A dull economy, immigration and Ukraine have been the top issues in the war campaign.

Surveys suggested that many voters want to pay less in taxes, but it would be difficult to do so. Germany has been in recession for the last two years, and its major industries have been struggling to remain competitive.

Unemployment is more than 6 percent, and debt brakes, which limits government borrowings, are also causing problems.

Who can be the next Chancellor of Germany?

A coalition government will be formed as any party has never won an absolute majority. At the same time a parliamentary group won a majority, for the parliamentary term from 1957 to 1961 when CDU/CSU won elections in West Germany.

Any party who gets the most votes will nominate a candidate as a Chancellor, and the new Bundestag will vote for the person. The candidate should secure an absolute majority to take oath as a leader.

Here are the Chancellor candidates of the top four parties:

• Merz, 69, according to elections, leads. He became the leader of CDU after leaving the post of former Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2021.
• Videll46, has co-deafen the anti-immigration AFD since 2017.
• Scolz66 has been a Chancellor since December 2021 from SPD.
• Habake55, is a candidate representing greens. He is the current total Chancellor as well as the Minister of Economy and Climate.