Local elections 2020: CDU wins elections in NRW after first extrapolation



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Votes are counted for local elections in NRW. Here you can read the most important information on projections and results in the region, continuously updated.

The leader of the CDU parliamentary group tweeted “Hammer Forecast”

6:23 pm: As one of the first prominent politicians in North Rhine-Westphalia, CDU parliamentary group leader Bodo Löttgen commented on the local elections on Twitter: “Incredible forecast for local elections in NRW!” Löttgen tweeted a few minutes after the 6pm WDR forecast “Consistently good @CDUNRW_de!” Löttgen continued. According to the forecast, his party was the strongest force at 36 percent, but lost 1.5 percentage points compared to the previous local elections.

First screenings: CDU election winner

6:05 pm: According to a forecast from WDR television, the CDU won the local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. Christian Democrats then reach 36 percent. The SPD ranks second with 23.5 percent. The Greens get 19 percent.

Anyone queuing at 6pm can still vote

5:52 pm: Those who queue in front of a polling station at 6 pm can still cast their vote, according to the Interior Ministry. “Everyone who has queued up to that point can still cast their vote,” a ministry spokesman said on Sunday at the request of the German news agency. In principle, the respective electoral commission would have to go to the door at 6 pm and find out who is waiting there at that time. In front of some polling stations, for example in Dortmund, after the observations of the dpa photographers around 5.30 pm, numerous voters waited to cast their vote. (dpa)



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