
Friedrich Merz, Leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and main candidate gives the thumbs up sign at the end of the last electoral rally in the Rudolf Weber-Arena in Oberhausen, western Germany, on February 21, 2025. — AFP
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The Germans began voting in an important election on Sunday, with conservatives, a rapid rise and a strong favorite after a campaign due to a rapid increase and a dramatic return of US President Donald Trump.
Polling stations are more than 59 million Germans opened at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) and are first estimated based on the expected elections after the elections after the election after 6:00 pm (1700 GMT) Is
Frontoner Frederick Murz has pledged to a tough right shift for Germany (AFD) to win right -wing anti -immigration alternatives to win voters, who blaming political asylum seekers to win the deadly attacks The result of the record is visible after the series.
If he took power from the left -handed Chancellor Olaf Schools at the Center, as widely predicted that he sees a gap of polling, the CDU leader has in Europe at the time of chaos ” The voice “promised.
In the European Union’s largest economy, the high -ranking votes with Russian President Vladimir Putin with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine War between Trump’s direct access to US -European relations with tetonic fluctuations in US -European relations. Has emerged
Throughout Europe, NATO’s allies are worried about the future of the alliance, no more than Germany, who are prosperous under the US -led security umbrella.
However, during such a period, it may take several weeks to talk to a coalition government in spending more political paralysis in Berlin.
In a strange turning point in the polarized campaign, the AFD has helped the Trump delegation to help him, the billionaire Elon Musk has called it the only party to “save Germany”.
Trump asked about the elections in Germany, which he has overcome his trade, migration and defense policies, saying, “I wish their fate, we face our problems. “
In his last CDU/CSU campaign in Munich on Saturday, Mirz said Europe needs to run heights to be able to “sit on the central table” of world powers.
Expressing strong confidence, the 69 -year -old former investment lawyer told supporters that “we will win the elections and then the government’s nightmare will end.”
“There is no majority in Germany, nor is there any child politics,” Mirz told the beer hall promising to tighten border control and to raise flags that flag Germany.
There is a fears of trade war
For the next German leader, there are more threats from the United States, its bedrock ally, if Trump has given rise to a trade war that could hamper the German economy.
Schools will remain in charge as a caretaker unless a new multi-party government takes shape-a job that Mirza has already called it to be expected to get through Easter in two months.
Last week, 30 % of the voters were unauthorized, among them 66 -year -old Sylvia Otto, who said, “I’m still difficult to decide this time”.
Speaking in Berlin, he said “change – but now want change on the right. It is very important to me.”
In a rally in AFD somewhere in Berlin, a 49 -year -old engineer, who only named himself as a Christian, praised the party leader Alice Widle for his “tough woman, other parties stepped at the fingers of other parties. “
“Now adopting AFD programs and leaving them on their own. So they are doing something right,” he said.
Of attacks.
Germany’s political crisis arose when the unpleasant alliance of schools collapsed on November 6, the day Trump was re -elected.
Schools’ SPD, Green and Liberal FDP have long been disputed over severe financial matters.
The SPD’s historically low voting rating shows that schools have paid the policy grid lock and Germany’s parlos economic performance when the Ukraine war has sent energy prices through the roof.
The frustration of leadership promoted the rise of AFD, which is polling 20 % but is ready to be in opposition because all other parties have pledged to keep it out of power.
The former Communist in the East is the strongest, AFD, on the way for the best results after being surprised by Germany with a high level of attacks, which seemed to seek asylum.
In December, a crowd of Christmas market killed six people and injured hundreds, one Saudi man was arrested at the scene.
After that, there were more deadly attacks, both accusing Afghan asylum seekers: knife -fired knives targeting kindergarten children and another car remark in Munich.
On Friday, a Syrian man who said that a Spanish tourist was arrested in the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin after a Spanish tourist stabbed a neck.
Although Mirza has vowed to close the German borders and to stop the deportation, AFD has argued that the Germans will “vote for the original”.