Voting machine for the 2025 federal election: When does it go online?

As announced, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) asked the Bundestag for a vote of confidence – and, as expected, lost the vote. This finally clears the way for early federal elections. Citizens are expected to be able to cast their votes on February 23, 2025.

For years, the Wahlomat has been offering decision-making assistance to anyone who has difficulty choosing. The online tool has been around since the 2002 federal election and has been available for all state elections for some time now.

Voters can express their approval or rejection of various political statements. There is also the option to give greater weight to certain topics. The voting machine uses the information to calculate the agreement with the parties running in the election. Users also have the opportunity to view more detailed justifications for the parties’ positions on the respective theses.

The basis is the party and election programs of the parties as well as their programmatic statements. In addition, inquiries are made to the parties. According to , which offers the Wahlomat, the tool is being developed by a large team. It consists, among other things, of young voters, political scientists, statisticians and other scientists.

The electoral machine is not limited to the major parties represented in the Bundestag – all parties that are registered to vote are represented.

The early election after the exit from the traffic light coalition also poses challenges for the Wahlomat team. Nevertheless, the Federal Agency for Civic Education wants to offer the aid to undecided voters before the 2025 federal election. The voting machine should be published two to three weeks before the election date.

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