Election victory or defeat? Scholz and Merz in the race for votes!

Election victory or defeat? Scholz and Merz in the race for votes!

München, Deutschland - On February 25, 2025, all eyes are aimed at the Bundestag election in Germany, which took place on February 23, 2025. Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the SPD was optimistic about his chances of an election victory on February 22nd and emphasized that he does not believe in miracles but in an election victory. He is also confident that he can win his constituency Potsdam again, despite surveys that the SPD show behind the Union and AfD.

At the same time, the Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explains that the chapter of the traffic light coalition will soon be history, which reflects his certainty of victory. The political tensions are also shown in the surveys, which document a decline in voting for the Union and SPD and at the same time an increase for the AfD and the left.

facts and false claims for election

Correctiv.org , which is updated on the choice continuously with factual checks. For example, it was incorrectly claimed that the television broadcaster world distributed seats and the CDU declared the election winner, while in reality only coalition options were shown.

Another misleading information concerned the use of pencils in the polling station of the Gertrud-Bäumer primary school in Munich. In fact, there are no restrictions that state that only pencils should be used. Such false information can potentially undermine confidence in the election process.

The role of IT and security

In addition to the distribution of false information, bundeschahleniter.de that is increasingly used when determining the provisional election result. It is the responsibility of the municipalities and election organs to select both the hardware and the software and to ensure their safety. In the event of a cyber attack, the announcement of the election result could be delayed, while the final election result is available about three weeks after the election.

In order to address these problems, the taxpayer association called for a cabinet reform with a reduction in ministries from 15 to 10 and savings of 10,000 civil servants. This shows that the discussion about efficiency and reforms not only plays a central role in the election campaign, but also in politics itself.