Wahl-O-Mat: Welche Parteien bei der Berlin-Wahl 2026 am besten zu Ihnen passen

On September 20, Berlin will elect a new House of Deputies. The campaign focuses on housing and rents, a functioning city administration, mobility, as well as education, culture and sports policy. Those who want to know which party in Berlin best represents their position can use the Wahl-O-Mat. This question-and-answer tool compares your own position on various topics with the positions of the parties standing for election.

Here you will find all the important information about the Wahl-O-Mat for the House of Deputies election and can use it directly. The Wahl-O-Mat for the Berlin House of Deputies election can be found at: How does the Wahl-O-Mat work? First, evaluate statements on national issues by clicking on "I agree", "I disagree", "neutral", or "skip this thesis".

You can also give answers that are very important to you a higher weight. The Wahl-O-Mat then determines which party in Berlin best matches your positions. You can also compare your answers in detail with the answers of the parties. The Wahl-O-Mat is merely a tool and not an election recommendation. How are the theses and answers created?

An independent team develops the theses for the Wahl-O-Mat and selects them. It consists of young voters from Berlin, experts from science, journalism and education, and employees of the Federal Center for Political Education (bpb). The team submits 80 theses to the eligible parties for the House of Deputies election. From these, 38 theses are selected for the Wahl-O-Mat, which cover important issues of the election and were controversially answered by the parties.

The parties are not involved in the creation and selection of the theses; they only draft and authorize their answers and justifications. All eligible parties for the House of Deputies election are invited to participate. More about the Wahl-O-Mat for the House of Deputies election can be found on the website of the Federal Center for Political Education.

Who is behind the Wahl-O-Mat? The Wahl-O-Mat is offered by the Federal Center for Political Education (bpb), a federal agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. According to its own information, its goal is to "promote democratic awareness in the population and motivate and empower people in the Federal Republic of Germany to participate actively and knowledgeably in political life".

The legal basis for the work of the bpb is an ordinance of the Federal Interior Ministry of January 24, 2001. The bpb has existed since 1952. A politically balanced stance in the work of the bpb is monitored by a board composed of 22 members of the German Bundestag. A scientific advisory board of up to twelve experts also supports the bpb on fundamental issues.

The Wahl-O-Mat has existed since 2002. The online tool is published with current information for state and Bundestag elections as well as for European Parliament elections before each election. When is the Berlin election and when is the Wahl-O-Mat available? The election takes place in Berlin on Sunday, September 20. The polling places are then open from 8 to 18 hours.

Those who cannot vote at a polling station in person have the option of voting by mail. The Wahl-O-Mat for the House of Deputies election will, according to the bpb, be available as of August 24. What are the alternatives to the Wahl-O-Mat for the House of Deputies election? The Wahl-O-Mat is not the only orientation aid for all undecided voters.

The Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oderland provides the so-called Social-O-Mat as an information offer, allowing voters to inform themselves about the positions of the parties on social issues and compare them with each other. The Diakonie has, according to its own information, asked all parties standing for the House of Deputies election about topics such as housing, health and care, poverty and society, migration and integration, and children and youth.

Consequently, 12 parties responded; five small parties did not answer due to resource constraints. The online election aid Party-Check was developed for the European election in 2024 and further developed for the Bundestag election in 2025. It serves as a scientific party test, complementing the Wahl-O-Mat. It is based on the neutral analysis of independent political experts.

At the Wahl Swiper, alignments with the parties are calculated based on questions that the voter can answer with a swipe.