In Germany, have nationwide started the European elections. Overall, in the Federal Republic of Germany 65 million voters, to decide on the 96 German MEPs for the European Parliament.
the Union and the SPD have to fear, according to polls, that they will fall in the European elections in their historically worst results. The Green could be, according to surveys ahead of the SPD, the second-strongest force, for the first time ever in a nationwide election.
The German polling stations close at 18 o’clock CEST. As in the case of the Bundestag elections, there is the case of ARD and ZDF to make a forecast for the nationwide earnings, 18.15 high bills are expected.
Except in Germany, the time chosen to be equal also in 20 other European countries, the new members of the European Parliament. Several European countries had already voted previously this week. Losses are expected in the case of Christian and social Democrats, in comparison to the 2014 election successes of right-wing EU-critics in the major countries. Be said of the gains liberals and Greens before.
dpa
