Polling stations well attended: voter turnout in Lower Saxony until the afternoon: 50 percent
Since this morning, polling stations in Lower Saxony have been open - now the state election administration has released new figures on the response to the local elections.
In the local elections in Niedersachsen, voter turnout at polling stations had reached 50.67 percent by 4:30 pm, not including postal votes. This represents a 6.68 percentage point increase compared to the previous elections five years ago. Around 6.3 million people in Niedersachsen are eligible to vote in this year's elections, which will decide on over 29,000 seats and more than 68,000 candidatures.
The polling stations closed at 6:00 pm, and initial results are expected from 7:00 pm, with county-wide results anticipated from around 10:30 pm and statewide results likely on Monday morning. Possible run-off elections will take place on September 27.
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