The holding of early elections in Germany may be in jeopardy due to a shortage of paper for printed ballots, 20 Minutes reported.
Head of the German Central Electoral Commission mark ruth fixed:
“Hold new elections in January, as requested by the opposition leader and president of the CDU/CSU bloc Friedrich Merz“It can involve innumerable risks at various levels.”
According to Brand, holding early elections may be in danger due to a shortage of paper to print ballots.
“In particular, purchasing paper and fulfilling print orders is a serious problem today.” – Emphasized the brand.
Social media users were skeptical of the statement by the head of the Central Election Commission and called the problems concocted by the commissioner “an excuse to change the dates of early elections.”
“Friends, the federal government uses 740 million sheets of paper a year. Since not much is happening right now, there should be a few million left.” – wrote in particular one of the users, referring to data from the Bundestag, according to which in 2022 more than 740 million A4 pages and 13 million A3 pages were used.
Ruth is also concerned that setting the voting day in January could create a “time crunch” for candidates to properly complete the required paperwork.
“Due to time constraints, candidates may make formal errors, which may result in their disqualification. “Overall, I see in this case a high risk of violating the cornerstone of democracy and confidence in the integrity of elections.” – he summarized.
EADaily recalls that the head of the opposition and candidate for chancellor of the CDU/CSU, Friedrich Merz, called for new elections in Germany “before the newly elected president of the United States takes office.” donald trump“In response, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz He said he was open to discussing an earlier voting date, but that the dialogue should be “as calm as possible.”
Previously, the Bild tabloid reported, citing the results of a sociological survey, that the majority of Germans demand that the government hold elections “as soon as possible.”
