Elderly people arrive at a polling station to cast their votes. Polls have opened across Germany, with millions of voters set to cast their ballots in one of the most pivotal parliamentary elections in recent memory. Patrick Pleul/dpa

Voter turnout in the German election on Sunday jumped to 83%, according to public broadcaster ZDF, representing the highest turnout since German reunification in 1990.

This compares to turnout of 76.4% in the last national elections in 2021.