Stemfieverbod on arrival in Germany

Stemfieverbod on arrival in Germany

World February 25, 2017 11:48

berlin - Germans may possibly at the Bundestag elections in September 2017 no longer take selfies in the voting booth. The German Foreign Ministry wants to ban it. The picture would be contrary to the secret ballot.

The ministry wants the electoral adapt as soon as possible through an amendment. The voice of those who make a selfie in the voting booth may be declared invalid, writes Spiegel.

In other countries is making selfies prohibited in the voting booth. So risked pop star Justin Timberlake prosecution when he made a selfie in voting for the US presidential election, something that is prohibited in the state of Tennessee. In the Netherlands, the Electoral Council announced in 2014 a snapshot with a ballot 'at odds with the freedom to vote and voting secrecy state. Minister Plasterk of the Interior took the advice to ban the so-called stemfie not over.

The Bundestag is elected by the German people every four years and is comparable to the Dutch Lower House. That day the Germans also vote on a new chancellor. Angela Merkel, who now performs function is re-election.

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