Germany elections live: Olaf Scholz is for the historical result World | News

The Germans go into the surveys to choose a new government in a election dominated by migration, a stagnating economy and the role of Germany in the Ukrainian war for Donald Trump's election in the United States.

The center-right opposition is currently preferred, while surveys are presenting the alternative for Germany (AfD) to achieve the best result for a right-wing extremist party since World War II.

Germany will play a crucial role in the design of the continent to future challenges as the most populous country of the European Union and an important NATO member, including the confrontational foreign and trade policy of the Trump government. Germany was an important supply of arms for Ukraine, second only in the United States.

The top competitors, the conservative front manager Friedrich Merz and the incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats, made their voices in various parts of the country on Sunday morning. The green party, led by the outgoing vice -chancellor Robert Habeck, also competes for the top position, but grows behind Scholz 'party in the surveys.

After the collapse of the three-partner coalition of Scholz, Merz promised “Stability instead of chaos”, which was characterized by lengthy internal disputes, including disagreements about how the economy can be revived. However, it remains uncertain whether the conservative guide, if it is victorious, can form a stable government that does much better. Merz hopes for a two-party coalition, but can ask for a third partner to found a government.

Despite the support of the AfD period for the second place, all other parties excluded a coalition with the right party, which means that there is a chance that the leader Alice Weidel will be the next chancellor.

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