Germany Records Highest Voter Turnout in Decades for 2025 Bundestag Election

Preliminary reports indicate voter participation exceeded 83%, marking the highest turnout since reunification.

Voter turnout for the 2025 Bundestag election is reported to be between 83% and 84%, significantly higher than the 76.4% recorded in 2021.
Berlin saw a notable increase in participation, with 66% of eligible voters casting their ballots by 4 PM, compared to 54.1% at the same time in the last election.
The election marks the first Bundestag vote since the 2023 electoral reform, which eliminated overhang and compensatory mandates.
Minor incidents were reported during the voting process, including a delayed polling station opening in Berlin and isolated cases of prohibited electioneering near polling sites.
The 2025 election follows the collapse of the SPD-led coalition in late 2024, leading to new elections after a failed vote of confidence by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.