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Voters head to polls to elect a new parliament

German Election Live Updates: Polls open in Germany, shadow of far-right surge lurks over voters

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on national television, the ninth of the month

Associated Press · 1h

Germany election live updates: Voters head to the polls to elect a new parliament

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice Chancellor Robert Habeckand Alice Weidel.

U.S. News & World Report · 15h

Leading Contenders Make Their Final Appeals to German Voters Before a Landmark Election

The contenders in Germany's election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz vowing to revive the stagnant economy and defend Europe's interests in the face of a confrontational U.

Germany Votes With Polls Pointing to Merz Victory

India TV · 20m

Germany elections: Voting underway in high-stake polls to elect new Parliament | Know all

The voting for the German Parliamentary elections started at 8:00 am today. Former Chancellor Olaf Scholz is eyeing to retain the power after the confidence vote debacle. However, the polls suggest that height not be able to make a comeback.

QuickTake on MSN · 3h

Germany Votes With Polls Pointing to Merz Victory: What to Watch

German voters are choosing the next leaders of Europe’s biggest economy on Sunday with polls suggesting a likely victory for the opposition conservatives under Friedrich Merz and a bitter loss for Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats.

South China Morning Post on MSN · 7h

Germany’s polls could reshape Europe as conservative Merz aims to lead amid far-right surge

Conservatives lead polls, with Friedrich Merz likely to be chancellor, while the far-right AfD could achieve a historic result Germans vote in a national election on Sunday, which was expected to see Friedrich Merz's conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best result as Europe's ailing economic

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Germany's Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz hold rallies in final days ahead of federal election

Germans are set to take to the polling stations on Sunday to decide on their next government in Sunday's federal election.

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Economy, immigration, Elon Musk at center of German election; conservative candidate favored to win

Germans go to the polls Sunday. Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats are likely to lose to the conservative CDU party, as the ...

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Merz Says Scholz Will Need Miracle to Defeat Him in German Vote

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz suggested he’s a shoo-in to win Germany’s election on Sunday, telling Social Democrat ...

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Germany's election will usher in new leadership — but might not turn tides for the country's struggling economy

Friedrich Merz has criticized Olaf Scholz on the economy, but experts question if a government led by the Christian ...

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Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe’s response to an assertive Trump

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

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Viewers surveyed thought Scholz won debate against rival Merz

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival ...

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Friedrich Merz gives women voters the ick

In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...

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Polls are open in Germany. This election could shape Europe’s response to Trump, Ukraine-Russia war

The polls are open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration, the ...

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Germans Head to the Polls in Europe’s Most Important Election This Year

Regardless of the outcome, Sunday's German election marks a rejection of the centrist political establishment and a shift to ...

Who is Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor?

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

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