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You can stand for election yourself in the European elections. This is linked to your eligibility, among other things.

You can stand for election to the European Parliament yourself under certain conditions. To do so, you must first be eligible to vote.

If you have German citizenship, you are eligible to vote if you also have German citizenship on election day. You must also be of age on election day. However, you are not eligible if you lose your active right to vote or your eligibility to vote due to a court decision or if you are not allowed to hold public office.

If you are a citizen of the Union, you are eligible to vote if you have a residence or habitual abode in Germany. You must also be a citizen of a member state of the European Union and at least 18 years old on election day. In turn, you lose your eligibility if you have been disqualified from voting in Germany or your country of origin, or if your eligibility has been revoked by a court decision. You are also ineligible if you are not allowed to hold public office in Germany on the basis of a court decision.

If applicable, identity card or foreign identity document

You are eligible for election if

• you are a German citizen or a citizen of a member state of the European Union, and
• have reached the age of 18.

In addition, you must not be excluded from the right to vote.

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Their eligibility is recorded in the official civil register.

If this is not the case and you nevertheless believe that you are eligible, please contact the relevant municipal administration.

depending on the individual case

• European Election Determination of eligibility
• Requirements:
  • German or EU citizenship on election day
  • at least 18 years old
  • as a citizen of a member state of the European Union with residence in Germany or habitual abode in Germany
• Ineligible for German citizenship if:
  • excluded from the right to vote or
  • ineligible to vote according to a court decision or not qualified to hold public office
• Citizens of the Union not eligible if:
  • excluded from the right to vote in Germany, or
  • excluded from the right to vote in his or her country of origin, or
  • ineligible to vote or unable to hold public office in Germany by court decision, or
  • has been deprived of the right to stand for election in the country of origin due to a civil or criminal court decision
• responsible: Courts, state of origin, mayor or mayoress.

Please contact your local government office.