Upcoming European polls - Adolescents aged 16 and 17 are permitted to make the trip for the first time.
Lower Saxony is welcoming around 138,000 brave sixteen and seventeen-year-olds to cast their vote in the European election for the very first time. This piece of information was shared by the state's electoral board in response to a query from the German Press Agency located in Hanover. For the very first time in Germany, teens aged 16 can exercise their democratic right this upcoming Sunday. The voting threshold used to be 18.
In total, there are roughly 6.4 million eligible voters in the state. The state electoral authority shared that close to 80,000 male and female election officials are on duty for this event throughout Lower Saxony.
Multiple cities have already checked off all the posts of their election supervisors. There's still room for more volunteers to step up and join if any last-minute absentees arise, according to their officials. The polling stations are scheduled to be available from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm on Sunday, 9th June. Thirty-four distinct political parties and associations are vying for people's votes in Lower Saxony.
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Lower Saxony, being a part of Germany, is participating in the upcoming European elections on Sunday. The city of Hanover, located in Lower Saxony, is home to the German Press Agency that reported about the state's preparations. For the first time, 16 and 17-year-olds from Lower Saxony are eligible to vote in these European elections, adding a new dimension to the elections. The elections in Lower Saxony are significant not just for Germany but also for the EU as a whole, with 34 political parties contending for votes.
