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13:17 : If you want to know more about the German election, here is some content that franceinfo recommends:
• This article which summarizes what you need to know about this poll.
• This article on possible government coalitions.
• These reports by Valentine Pasquesoone on coal mining in the country, on the reception of refugees in 2015 or on the violent floods in the summer.
• This assessment of Angela Merkel’s 16 years in power, by Fabien Jannic-Cherbonnel.
12:33 : Armin Laschet, the CDU-CSU candidate for chancellery, voted this morning in Aachen, in the west of the country.
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12:12 : It is noon, here is the update:
• Polling stations have opened in Germany. Some 60.4 million voters have until 6 p.m. to elect their deputies, who will choose whoever succeeds Angela Merkel. An indecisive ballot, which could lead to several coalitions.
• It is the sporting event of the day. Julian Alaphilippe puts his rainbow jersey of world champion on the line, in a race in which the Belgian Wout Van Aert is the ultra-favorite. You can follow her on franceinfo sport.
• Rouen commemorates the second anniversary of the Lubrizol fire. For the occasion, our journalist Louisa Benchabane went to meet the residents of the industrial site, who cannot forget the “black clouds”.
• After the thunderstorms last night, the orange alert was lifted in Hérault, Gard, Drôme and Ardèche.
11:41 a.m. : Guten Morgen franceinfo, tip for Germans who like me are hesitant to know which party to vote for today: the Federal Agency for Civic Training (a public body) has designed a test tool called ” Wahl-O-Mat “to identify the party closest to our ideas. I highly recommend it! Schönen Tag noch! https://www.wahl-o-mat.de/bundestagswahl2021/app/main_app.html
11:41 a.m. : In the comments, @Wolfgang moreover proposes a solution against indecision for the few German voters who read us.
11:35 : Our journalist Mathilde Gracia is in a polling station in Berlin, where she collects the words of voters still undecided.
11:27 a.m. : Indeed, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbaueur, the current Minister of Defense, was to succeed Angela Merkel and had taken the head of the CDU in 2018. But the political crisis caused in February 2020 by the will of certain members of the CDU to allying with the far right was right in its ambitions, pushing it to resign.
11:27 a.m. : Hello FI, when Angela Merkel decided not to run again, a German politician from her party was seen as her potential runner-up, A. Kramp-Karrenbauer. It has disappeared from the radar screens of the French media now. What happened ?
10:19 a.m. : Our journalist Mathilde Gracia, from the franceinfo channel, is in Berlin to cover this election day. She presents the issues of the ballot to you:
11:11 : To fully understand what is at stake in this election, we offer you a complete presentation of the candidates, the issues and the voting procedures.

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11:06 : Hello @Deutsch. The first results will fall around 6 p.m., after the polling stations close, and should be final overnight. On the other hand, we will have to wait to know the future coalition since it will require long negotiations. As my colleague Valentine Pasquesoone explains in this article, the government resulting from the 2017 elections was not formed until March 2018.
09:31 : Hello, at what time will we know the results of the federal elections in Germany? And when will the future chancellor be elected?
09:28 : The polling stations have opened at our neighbors. Here is a photo taken in Berlin by the correspondent of France Televisions.

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10:41 a.m. : We start with a first point on the news:
• Polling stations have opened in Germany. Some 60.4 million voters have until 6 p.m. to elect their deputies, who will choose whoever succeeds Angela Merkel. An indecisive ballot, which could lead to several coalitions.
• Rouen commemorates the second anniversary of the Lubrizol fire. For the occasion, our journalist Louisa Benchabane went to meet the residents of the industrial site, who cannot forget the “black clouds”.
• Three departments are still placed on orange “rain-flood” and “storm” vigilance this morning: Gard, Ardèche and Drôme. More than 150 millimeters of rain fell last night near Alès.
LR activists have decided: no open primary to nominate their presidential candidate, but a vote restricted to members only. Valérie Pécresse, Eric Ciotti or Michel Barnier have already announced their participation, Xavier Bertrand awaits the terms.