Polling booths open in Germany's most populous state

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2025-09-14

Dusseldorf (dpa) - Polling stations opened early on Sunday in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, where nearly 14 million voters are eligible to vote in communal elections that will be closely watched from Berlin. About 20,000 seats are up for election across local councils in 396 towns and municipalities, 31 districts and the regional parliament for Germany's industrial Ruhr area. Voters will elect mayors, lord mayors and dist......

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