Roderich Egeler
President of the Federal Statistical Office

Press release September 27, 2009

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Cast your vote by 6 p.m.!

WIESBADEN/BERLIN - Today the 17th German Bundestag is elected. Therefore, the Federal Returning Officer calls upon all citizens entitled to vote to exercise their right to vote: "By casting your vote, you make use of a basic right which is essential for our democracy. Thus, you can exert influence on the future political decisions in Germany which concern both you personally as all of us together.”

The polling stations are open until 6 p.m.

For further information please contact: 
Karina Schorn,
tel: +49-30/ 227 -40012 and -40013,
e-mail: bundeswahlleiter@destatis.de

 

 

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