The ballot papers for the European elections in 2019 looks similar across all Federal States. We explain what you need to observe voters in their Crosses.
Brussels - On 26. May take place in Germany, the European elections in 2019. The last election was five years ago, because it is easy to forget, how is it chosen and how such a ballot at all looks like. In addition, this year there are around five million first-time voters in Germany who have chosen either never, or only at the last Bundestag elections in 2017, and the state elections in 2018. the The electoral system in Europe is different built .
How the European election works, explained currently merkur.de* because it differs from other elections in Germany. Therefore, we explain the look how the ballot papers for the European elections in 2019 and how you fill them out correctly.
European elections in 2019: a cross on the ballot
other than in the case of the elections to the Bundestag and state Parliament elections in Germany in the European elections only a voice . This simplifies the entire procedure. With this one voice to choose a party. To choose any candidate, but a so-called "closed" electoral list, which was previously set by the parties themselves. The order of candidates on the list is fixed and does not change.
The parties can decide for yourself whether you can make a list for the entire Federal Republic of Germany or individual lists for each of the länder. The order of parties on the ballot is the election results of the last European election.
what is the ballot for the European elections in 2019?
The ballot papers for the European elections are relatively simple. On the ballot you will find a table. This is divided into two rows. In a column for the parties and candidate lists that you have set, and in the column next to it you have to put the cross. It does not matter whether you go in the polling station for the election or the Option of absentee ballot use. The crosses will always put you in the same way.
warning! If you put multiple crosses or the piece of paper signed, it is invalid. In this respect, the European election is no different from other elections in Germany.
+ ballot papers for the European elections 2014.©picture alliance / dpa / Roland HolschneiderWhere is which party is on the ballot for the European elections in 2019?
the order of The parties on the ballot nationwide is not uniform. According to the European election act, the order is determined in each state individually. First of all, is crucial, how many votes had been received by a party in the last European election in the state. Subsequently, in alphabetical order, the parties and associations are listed, which are not competed in 2014. Who wants one of the smaller parties to support, has to look only a little further down. There's a total of 41 parties have been approved for the European elections in 2019, the ballot is relatively long.
In twelve Federal States will be the CDU and the CSU, therefore, at the very top. Only in four of the länder, the SPD had in the last European elections, the strongest result. The Federal returning officer has been notified in advance, as the ballot papers for the European elections in 2019 will look like in the States. The order of the parties you can look up in this list.
Further information about the European elections in 2019
Here you will learn where you need to choose and how to make the polling station can switch. If you still do not know, whom to choose, you can use the Wahl-O-Mat to compare the election programs of the parties. The current survey results is available here. Here you will find the choice programs of each of the parties.
European elections in 2019: forecasts, outcomes, reactions in the Live-Ticker and Stream
On election Sunday we provide you in our Live-Ticker for the European elections in 2019 in Germany and the other EU member States with all information about the exciting choice. Whether results, reactions, and current projections - with us you can get all the News. First, we explain, for example, as you figure out where you are in the European election can choose.
to stay in the run-up to the election to date, we have for you our News Ticker for the European elections. Here you will find all the latest news in the European election.
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