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Advertisements for the federal elections in Düsseldorf will be displayed starting from this Friday.

Initially, Mayor Stephan Keller and the Ordnance Department decided that restrictions in Düsseldorf wouldn't take effect until January 24, 2025.

Elections for the German Bundestag will be advertised through poster campaigns, starting on Friday...
Elections for the German Bundestag will be advertised through poster campaigns, starting on Friday in Düsseldorf.

Advertisements for the federal elections in Düsseldorf will be displayed starting from this Friday.

In preparation for the upcoming German federal election on February 23, 2025, the city of Düsseldorf has made some adjustments to its campaign poster rules.

The initial start date for putting up campaign posters in Düsseldorf was set for January 24, 2025. However, due to aligning with the rules in neighbouring cities and towns, this date has been moved forward to January 10, 2025, at 6 PM.

This change was implemented to ensure fairness and consistency across the region. Smaller parties in Düsseldorf, who were initially not allowed to put up campaign posters until January 24, 2025, now have the same opportunity as larger parties.

The new rules state that campaigning is only allowed in public spaces, and each party can put up an unlimited number of posters. There is, however, a limit of one poster per pole, with a minimum height of 2.20 meters.

It's important to note that only three locations of the same party per 100 meters of street are allowed, and trees, power boxes, or bus stops are not permitted to be adorned with campaign posters.

Campaign posters will be used to inform voters about the candidates of the parties for six weeks leading up to the election. Posters put up too early or after March 3 in the public street space will be removed at a cost.

The federal election campaign posters in Düsseldorf were typically scheduled to start six weeks before the election, which would be January 10, 2025. Neighbouring cities and towns were already allowed to start posting campaign materials from January 10.

Despite extensive online searches, no information could be found about the individual who first sought to set up election posters in Düsseldorf on January 10, 2025, at 6 PM, after the change in the original agreement.

In summary, the campaign poster rules in Düsseldorf have been adjusted to align with neighbouring cities and towns, providing equal opportunities for all parties to campaign effectively in the lead-up to the federal election on February 23, 2025.

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