Mayor Franziska Giffey and her SPD are under pressure: the Berlin elections are about to be repeated. When are projections and results available?
- Last polls before the Berlin election: The CDU could replace the SPD around Mayor Franziska Giffey as the strongest party.
- Time schedule: Extrapolations and the first results of the redial will be available from around 6.30 p.m.
- All Projections and results for Berlin election see this News ticker. All developments and current voices relating to the vote can be found in our election ticker.
Update from Sunday, February 12, 7:41 a.m.: Today is the day. Berliners can vote again in the repeat election. Polling stations are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Extrapolations and first results should be available around 6.30 p.m.
First report from Saturday, February 11th: Berlin – Only a year in office, the Senate has to look after the governing mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) put it to the vote again. Due to breakdowns in the election of the Berlin House of Representatives in 2021, the election will be repeated at the behest of the judge. In the election on February 12, 2.4 million eligible voters can therefore again decide which parties will move in and how many seats they will get.
Senate could lose majority in Berlin election
Franziska Giffey and her Senate are under pressure in the new Berlin election. All three parties in the coalition of SPD, greens and left could, according to a survey of Research group elections lose votes compared to 2021. However, the situation is not very clear: According to one Civeysurvey from February 10, 2023, the SPD could improve slightly.
The continuation of the alliance is loud Survey however still possible. However, the CDU clearly wins and is the strongest force in all surveys before the re-election. The FDP but cannot benefit from the weakness of the Senate parties and may even have to worry about moving back.
Overview of recent surveys
CDU | 25.0% | 24.0% |
SPD | 21.0% | 22.0% |
Green | 17.0% | 17.0% |
left | 11.0% | 11.0% |
AfD | 10.0% | 9.0% |
FDP | 6.0% | 7.0% |
Other | 10.0% | 10.0% |
By the strength of CDU top candidate Kai Wegner could even replace Giffey as governing mayor. According to current polls, the Union could enter into a grand coalition with the Social Democrats. Participation of the FDP is also possible. Another mathematical option is an alliance of CDU, FDP and Greens, however CDU boss Wegner excluded cooperation with the Greens. Background are the demands of the Greens in the field of transport policy.
When are projections and results available?
The polling stations for the Berlin election on February 12 are also open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. As soon as voting is over, the poll workers start counting the votes. At 6 p.m., ARD and ZDF also publish the first forecasts. The first projections will be available from around 6.30 p.m.
The schedule of the re-election at a glance:
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6 p.m |
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From around 6.30 p.m |
The state returning officer announces the provisional official final result as soon as all votes have been counted. This is usually the case in the late evening or at night. (ms)
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