Upcoming European and local voting processes. - Voting participation in Saxony equivalent to 2019 levels.
In Germany's Saxony region, the three major cities experienced an increase in voter turnout in the afternoon. By 2 PM, 53% of voters in Dresden had cast their ballots, which was 8.2% more than in 2019 when it was only 44.8%. However, the mail-in votes had already been tallied. In Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony, 52.3% had voted six hours after the polls opened, higher than the 42.2% who voted in 2015. In Chemnitz, as per the city's declaration, the voter turnout was 40.2% by 2 PM, representing a 4-point increase from five years ago.
Voters in Saxony were called to vote for the European Parliament and their local councils. The polling stations started accepting votes at 8 AM. A total of 3.3 million people in the area were eligible to vote, and could do so at approximately 3,600 polling centers from Sunday morning until 6 PM.
