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https://www.deutschlandmuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/09061972_Wahlen_mit_18-768x432.jpg600338Whereas the Parliament of Imperial Germany was elected by men aged 25 and over, the Weimar Republic introduced women’s suffrage and lowered the voting age to 20. After the Second World War, the right to vote was raised to 21 in West Germany, whilst candidates for election had to be 25. [...]