Some thought he was the better candidate for Chancellor: Defense Minister Pistorius received the most first votes in the constituency of Hanover-Stadt II.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has clearly received the most votes as a SPD direct candidate in the constituency of Hanover-Stadt II. According to the state election management, the long -time Lower Saxony Interior Minister received 36.2 percent of the first votes. He landed well in front of the Green member of the Bundestag Swantje Michaelsen with 19.1 percent. As a directly elected MP, he moves into the Bundestag, as can be seen on the website of the federal election manager.
Because of the voting right reform, which is reaching for the first time, not all victorious constituency candidates automatically enter the Bundestag: You only get a mandate if your party comes up with enough second votes. For this, the usual overhang and equalization mandates are eliminated. In the future, the Bundestag will only have 630 MPs instead of currently 733.
Source: Stern
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