The German Bundestag election to replace Merkel, who has led Germany for 16 years, was held on the 26th, and the vote was closed at 1:00 am on the 27th of Japan time.
Local media reported that the two major parties in the Merkel administration are competing for the position of the first party with the expected turnout based on exit polls.
The German parliamentary elections held on the 26th closed at 6 pm local time and at 1 am Japan time on the 27th.
Public broadcasting ZDF reports the expected vote rate for each political party based on exit polls, and all form a coalition under the Merkel administration
▼ Centre-left Social Democratic Party 26%,
Centre-right Christian Democratic Union / Social Alliance 24% It has become.
Next,
▼ opposition party
advocating
environmental protection, Green Party 14.5%,
▼ center-right Liberal Democratic Party advocating liberalism 12%,
▼ right-wing Germany opposition to accepting refugees 10%,
▼ old 5% of the left-wing parties follow the trend of communist parties in East Germany.
In addition, the public broadcaster ARD reports that the two major political parties, the Social Democratic Party and the Christian Social Union, are both lined up with an expected voter turnout of 25%.
This election will replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has led Germany for 16 years and has a strong presence in the international community due to her strong leadership, and has received a great deal of interest from both inside and outside the country.
Vote counting will proceed through the night, but it is expected that neither party will be able to win a majority of seats on its own, and negotiations will be held between the parties with the aim of establishing a coalition government.