Election officials in Berlin are “a little sad” about the low turnout. As of 4 p.m.
on Sunday, only 40.2 percent of those eligible to vote had cast their vote. On September 26, 2021, at the same time two hours before the polling stations closed, the number was 57 percent. It is not yet possible to say whether Berlin will lose one or more seats in the Bundestag to other federal states due to the lower voter turnout.