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German election 2025: Five key issues next chancellor will have to face
The next leader of Europe's biggest economy will face a public deeply dissatisfied with living standards, housing and less tolerant towards migrants than in previous years. Germany will head to the polls on Sunday after an unexpectedly short election campaign marked by a fierce debate on immigration, security, and a consistently poor economic outlook. The leader of the largest opposition party, the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, looks poised to be the country's next chancellor according to the latest polls. With an estimated 30% of the vote to count on, Merz signalled he would be open ... (full story)