Overview

• 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.