٠٠:٠٣:٤٣Hundreds of election workers were seen counting postal votes at the MOC Exhibition Centre, in Munich, after voting closed in Sunday's German federal elections.
Tables were set up throughout the exhibition centre, where groups of workers sifted through piles of pink envelopes, which then appeared to be placed in boxes.
According to the Federal Statistical Office around 60.4 million Germans were eligible to cast a ballot in 2021 federal election, a decrease of 1.3 million on 2017. The newly-elected Bundestag has to convene no later than 30 days after the election, however coalition talks between the main parties to form the new Germany government might last for several months.
For the first time in 16 years, the election is taking place without the participation of the incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Social Democrat's Olaf Scholz and the Christian Democratic Union's Armin Laschet are neck-and-neck in the lead, according to the latest polls, with Scholz marginally ahead.
Germany: Election workers count postal votes in Munich
Hundreds of election workers were seen counting postal votes at the MOC Exhibition Centre, in Munich, after voting closed in Sunday's German federal elections.
Tables were set up throughout the exhibition centre, where groups of workers sifted through piles of pink envelopes, which then appeared to be placed in boxes.
According to the Federal Statistical Office around 60.4 million Germans were eligible to cast a ballot in 2021 federal election, a decrease of 1.3 million on 2017. The newly-elected Bundestag has to convene no later than 30 days after the election, however coalition talks between the main parties to form the new Germany government might last for several months.
For the first time in 16 years, the election is taking place without the participation of the incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Social Democrat's Olaf Scholz and the Christian Democratic Union's Armin Laschet are neck-and-neck in the lead, according to the latest polls, with Scholz marginally ahead.
Hundreds of election workers were seen counting postal votes at the MOC Exhibition Centre, in Munich, after voting closed in Sunday's German federal elections.
Tables were set up throughout the exhibition centre, where groups of workers sifted through piles of pink envelopes, which then appeared to be placed in boxes.
According to the Federal Statistical Office around 60.4 million Germans were eligible to cast a ballot in 2021 federal election, a decrease of 1.3 million on 2017. The newly-elected Bundestag has to convene no later than 30 days after the election, however coalition talks between the main parties to form the new Germany government might last for several months.
For the first time in 16 years, the election is taking place without the participation of the incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Social Democrat's Olaf Scholz and the Christian Democratic Union's Armin Laschet are neck-and-neck in the lead, according to the latest polls, with Scholz marginally ahead.