What’s at stake with Germany's election? The view of German-Australians

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Many foreign voters have not received their postal ballot documents in time – and wonder why no more modern form of voting is possible.

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Many foreign Germans have not received their electoral documents in time - or fear that the filled-in notes will arrive too late in their home country. ARD correspondents report on special couriers and a polling station with the ambassador.

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What’s at stake with Germany's election? The view of German-Australians

Called seven months ahead of schedule, Germany's snap election has left minimal time to prepare arrangements for overseas voting. That has impacted Germans in Australia - home to one of the largest largest groups within the global German diaspora. The election result is expected to have implications that are far-reaching.

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Because the election after the traffic light was scheduled quite short-term, there are problems with the postal ballot documents.

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In total, the Federal Returning Officer has so far been informed by the municipal authorities of 213.255 registrations of foreign Germans in a register of voters (as at 21.02.2025).This number is not yet final and can increase even slightly until the election day. The Federal Returning Officer reaches questions and complaints from Germans living abroad, in which the timely delivery of the electoral letters is critical or impossible for this Bund…