GermanyBerlin, Aufgabe 4 · Berlin · Your federal state
From what age can you vote in local elections in Berlin (election of the borough assembly, Bezirksverordnetenversammlung)?
In the exam (German)
Ab welchem Alter darf man in Berlin bei Kommunalwahlen (Wahl der Bezirksverordnetenversammlung) wählen?
- a1414
- b1616Correct answer
- c1818
- d2020
Why?
In Berlin you can vote for the borough assembly (BVV) from the age of 16; this has applied since the 2006 election. The BVV is something like the parliament of a borough. For the Bundestag election, however, you must be 18.
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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