Polls open in pivotal parliamentary elections in Germany
German are voting for their next parliament and, ultimately, government on Sunday in the country’s snap federal election. The election is expected to feature a high voter turnout.
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German are voting for their next parliament and, ultimately, government on Sunday in the country’s snap federal election. The election is expected to feature a high voter turnout.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/23/germany-braces-for-pivotal-elections-as-parties-wrap-up-campaigns
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00:00Germans will take to the polls on Sunday to vote for their next parliament in what's being
00:06regarded as one of the most pivotal elections in recent decades.
00:11The SPD's incumbent chancellor Olaf Scholz is up against a considerable opposition, with
00:16the CDU's Friedrich Merz and far-right AFD candidate Alice Weidel both polling higher
00:21than him.
00:23Campaigns continued until the very last day before the election, as candidates look to
00:27sway undecided voters in their favor.
00:30Scholz held his final campaign rally in Potsdam, where he outlined his party's desire to strengthen
00:36Europe as the threat of an assertive Trump administration that's increasingly critical
00:40of Europe looms.
00:42Merz, who leads the polls with a projection of 30%, also held a rally in Munich, where
00:48he outlined the importance of this election to both Germany and Europe.
00:53Saturday was also a day of protests.
00:56Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Erfurt to protest the rise of the right
01:00in German society.
01:03Protesters marched to the city center, where they rallied outside the AFD's campaign-ending
01:07event.