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European elections; submission of an election proposal
Parties and other political associations based in the Member States of the European Union may submit nominations for the European elections. A list can be submitted for a single federal state or a joint list for all federal states.
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Description
The Land list for an individual Land and the joint list for all Länder must each be submitted to the Federal Returning Officer.
After the election day has been determined, the Land returning officers shall make a public announcement calling on voters to submit their nominations to the Federal Returning Officer as early as possible and draw attention to the requirements for the submission of nominations pursuant to Section 2 (1) and Section 8 of the European Elections Act. They shall announce where and by when the nominations must be submitted and draw attention to the provisions on the content and form of the nominations, the number of signatures, documents and evidence to be provided in certain cases and the declarations, records and assurances to be submitted with the nominations (Sections 9 and 11 of the European Elections Act).
The nominations should be submitted in two copies in accordance with the models in Annexes 12 and 13 of the European Elections Act. They must contain
- as an election proposal of a party, the name of the submitting party and, if it uses an abbreviation, this abbreviation as well; the party may add the name and abbreviation of its European association;
- as an election proposal of another political association, the name and, if it uses a code word, also this code word; the association may add the name and abbreviation of its member association in the electoral area and of its European association;
- in recognizable order, the candidates and, if substitute candidates have been nominated, these candidates' surnames, first names, profession or status, date of birth, place of birth and address (main residence).
They should also contain the name and address, telephone number and e-mail address of the representative and the deputy representative.
Requirements
Election proposals from parties and political associations that are not represented in the European Parliament, the German Bundestag or a state parliament with at least five members must be signed by a minimum number of eligible voters:
- individual state lists: supporting signatures of 0.1 percent of eligible voters in the relevant federal state (maximum of 2,000 eligible voters)
- joint lists for all federal states: supporting signatures of 4,000 eligible voters.
Related issues
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Bundestag election; submission of an election proposal
Each political party can submit an election proposal (state list or district election proposal). District election nominations (at constituency level) may also be submitted by individual voters or groups of voters.
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European elections; informationMembers of the European Parliament are elected every five years in each member state.
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State and district elections; submission of an election proposalAny political party or other organized group of voters may submit an election proposal.
Status: 06.06.2025
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