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CDU's Laschet mocked for incorrectly casting ballot in German vote

by German Press Agency - DPA

BERLIN Sep 26, 2021 - 5:08 pm GMT+3
Armin Laschet, Christian Union candidate for the chancellery, casts his ballot in the German parliament election in Aachen, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
Armin Laschet, Christian Union candidate for the chancellery, casts his ballot in the German parliament election in Aachen, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
by German Press Agency - DPA Sep 26, 2021 5:08 pm

Armin Laschet, the leading candidate for Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), became the subject of ridicule on Sunday when he cast his ballot incorrectly in the country's election.

Laschet, who is seeking to replace longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel, was at a polling station in his home city of Aachen when he dropped an incorrectly-folded ballot into the ballot box.

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union CDU leader and candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet and his wife Susanne Laschet arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in Aachen, western Germany, during general elections on September 26, 2021. (AFP Photo)
Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union CDU leader and candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet and his wife Susanne Laschet arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in Aachen, western Germany, during general elections on September 26, 2021. (AFP Photo)

Two crosses on behalf of his CDU were clearly visible. Due to election secrecy rules, it is not permitted to show your vote.

The candidate's wife, Susanne Laschet, was also shown holding an incorrectly folded ballot.

Voters took to Twitter to decry the move and to make fun of the gaffe-prone candidate, who caused a controversy this summer after being caught on camera laughing while at a sombre event to support flood victims.

"The electoral committee has to reject voters who have folded the ballot paper in such a way that the vote can be seen," the Federal Returning Office, who is responsible for overseeing elections on the federal level, wrote on Twitter.

"If the ballot does get into the ballot box, it can no longer be sorted out and is valid," he added.

Since it was obvious that Laschet would choose his own party, the move "could not be seen as influencing voters," he wrote.

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