Hamburg to Hold Separate Elections for Bürgerschaft and Bundestag

SPD and Greens reject calls to combine election dates, citing legal concerns over potential challenges.

Hamburg's Bürgerschaft election will proceed on March 2, 2025, while the Bundestag election is planned for February 23, 2025, despite calls for consolidation.
The SPD and Greens argue that combining the elections could create legal vulnerabilities, including risks of an election challenge due to altered deadlines.
Opposition parties, including the CDU, FDP, and Linke, advocate for a single election day to boost voter turnout and reduce logistical and financial burdens.
Hamburg's Landeswahlleiter warned that changing the Bürgerschaft election date could lead to legal disputes, particularly impacting smaller parties and younger candidates.
The SPD has suggested moving the Bundestag election to March 2 instead, but no decision will be made until the Bundestag formally sets its election date.