Elections to the 17th Bundestag on 27 September 2009
27.09.2009: Elections to the Bundestag are held
every four years. All Germans aged 18 and over are eligible to vote
in the Bundestag elections on 27 September 2009, a total of around
62.2 million German citizens – 32.2 million women and 30
million men.
27.09.2009: It doesn't take long to mark two
crosses on a ballot paper, but they are of immense significance. By
marking these crosses, the voter is taking the central decision in
a democracy: who should govern?
27.09.2009: Every schoolchild in Germany is
taught that elections to the German Bundestag are general, direct,
free, equal and secret. But what does that mean in practice?
Statistics concerning the Election of the 17th German
Bundestag
27.09.2009: Around 62.2 million Germans living
in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany will be
entitled to vote in the elections to the 17th German Bundestag on
27 September 2009.
23.05.2009: Federal President Professor Horst
Köhler has been confirmed in office, winning 613 votes in the
Federal Convention’s first ballot. His fellow candidate
Professor Gesine Schwan won 503 votes. Peter Sodann received 91
votes.