Information for voters
Lower voting age
The age at which a person is entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament has been lowered to sixteen and will apply for the first time for the election due to be held in 2024.
All Germans as defined in Article 116 (1) of the Basic Law and all citizens of the other Member States of the European Union (Union citizens) residing in Germany who have reached the age of sixteen on election day are entitled to vote.
Legal basis
Section 6 (1) no. 1, Section 6 (2) no. 1 of the European Elections Act (EuWG)
Among other things:
The members of the European Parliament are elected in each member state by a system of proportional representation on the basis of lists or single transferable votes.
