German election: Voters in Cologne prepare to cast their ballots
Germans are about to head to the polls on Sunday after a high-stakes campaign centred on the economy and immigration. Euronews spoke to residents of Cologne about their expectations.
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Germans are about to head to the polls on Sunday after a high-stakes campaign centred on the economy and immigration. Euronews spoke to residents of Cologne about their expectations.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/21/german-election-voters-in-cologne-prepare-to-cast-their-ballots
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00:00This is Rene from Berlin. She's in the western city of Cologne today for the famous burlesque
00:11cabaret. She's excited about the show, but not about the state of her country.
00:16Poles say the conservative Christian Democrats will come out first, followed by the far-right
00:36AfD. The socialists and greens have gone down in popularity. Voters here are eager to decide
00:43who should run their country for the next four years.
00:46But despite all the gloomy predictions about the German economy contracting, here in the
01:13main shopping street of Daintein Cologne, business seems to be doing just fine. In fact,
01:43there are no
01:54voter apathy here in Daintein Cologne. People are very motivated to cast their ballot. All
02:00eyes now on the 23rd of February to see the outcome.