At the State elections in Thuringia this Sunday Around 1.66 million citizens are called upon to vote. In the last polls before the election, the AfD was clearly ahead in this federal state. The first projections are eagerly awaited.
Thuringia election: When will the first projections be available?
The first forecasts will be published as soon as the polling stations in Thuringia at 6 p.m. The forecasts are based on surveys conducted directly outside the polling stations. During the course of the evening, the first projections are expected. The more numbers are counted, the more the projections resemble the actual result.
Last Sunday question for Thuringia
Election night on TV and stream
Das Erste and MDR will accompany the state elections in Thuringia and Saxony with broadcasts.
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- 5:40 p.m. to 8 p.m.: “State elections in Saxony and Thuringia”
- 22:05 to 23:05: Caren Miosga “After the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia”
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- 5:40 p.m. to 7 p.m.: “MDR aktuell extra: State elections in Saxony and Thuringia”
- 19:00 to 19:30: “MDR Thuringia Journal”
- 19:30 to 20:15: “MDR aktuell extra: State elections in Saxony and Thuringia”
- 21:45 to 22:45: “MDR aktuell extra: State elections in Saxony and Thuringia”
How high is the voter turnout in Thuringia?
In the state elections on Sunday in Thuringia, a high voter turnout was already evident during the day. Around midday, around 32.0 percent of eligible voters cast their vote at the polling station, as the state election officer in Erfurt announced. This was slightly more than in 2019 (31.2 percent).
In addition, given the general trend in elections in recent years, A higher proportion of postal voters is to be expected.
The State Returning Officer also points out that significantly higher voter turnout than in the European and local elections in June At around midday, voter turnout in these elections was 24.3 percent. (mira, dpa, AFP)
