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German election: Duisburg lures early voters by free beer

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Free beer or non-alcoholic drinks were offered to early voters in the part of the western German city of Duisburg that has shown low turnout in the past.

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Duisburg has once again given free beer for the election. Already in the European elections this went wrong, this time there were real Pils. But democracy is not a bonus program for the voters. Why the action is fatal – and a bitter admission of politics.

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One-time action in Duisburg: voters receive a King Pilsener and a Bockwurst with rolls after voting in order to increase the voter turnout.

·Berlin, Germany
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In Duisburg was motivated by an unusual action to vote for the Bundestag election: at a post office there were free beer and sausages for four hours.

Unusual advertising for the Bundestag election in Duisburg: If you give your ballot at a post office, you get a freshly tapped free drink. Not only carnivalists like this.

Undecided voters are being lured to the polling station in the German city of Duisburg with the offer of free beer, DPA reported. Voters who submit their postal ballot in the city center by 2 p.m. on Saturday receive a voucher for a drink at a beer bar next to the polling station.

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Bild broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
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