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Election is likely to end with no clear winner with tricky coalition talks

This weekend’s vote will show how far xenophobia has been driving even some traditionally progressive parties

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz, 69, leads the race to become chancellor

German general election highlights key candidates, immigration, economy, and coalition formation post-election.

German voters are heading to the polls for a national election

This Sunday, 23 February, Germans vote in parliamentary elections, deciding who will occupy the 630 seats of the Bundestag and who will be the country's next chancellor. Who are the candidates, and what are their views on Germany's relationship with France?

German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday but may not have a new government for some time.

Europe holds its breath as world’s third largest economic power and most populous EU country faces crossroads

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over the future of Ukraine and Europe’s alliance with the United States

Germany's rocky path towards Sunday's early elections began when the outgoing coalition government collapsed in acrimony on November 6, the very day Donald Trump won re-election to the White House.

From immigration and Germany's ailing economy to cannabis and gender politics, here is a round-up of the burning issues on voters' minds in the run-up to Sunday's election.