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Germany: Final preparations underway as Berlin gears up for historic elections02:38
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Final preparations were underway in Berlin on Friday as Germans got ready to vote in the 20th federal on Sunday.

SPD's Olaf Scholz, CDU's Amin Laschet and the Greens' Annalena Baerbock have been shortlisted as the top three most likely candidates to win the chancellor seat according to the latest polls, with Scholz taking the lead.

For the first time in 16 years, the election takes place without the participation of the incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Germany: Final preparations underway as Berlin gears up for historic elections

Germany, Berlin
September 25, 2021 at 07:47 GMT +00:00 · Published

Final preparations were underway in Berlin on Friday as Germans got ready to vote in the 20th federal on Sunday.

SPD's Olaf Scholz, CDU's Amin Laschet and the Greens' Annalena Baerbock have been shortlisted as the top three most likely candidates to win the chancellor seat according to the latest polls, with Scholz taking the lead.

For the first time in 16 years, the election takes place without the participation of the incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Final preparations were underway in Berlin on Friday as Germans got ready to vote in the 20th federal on Sunday.

SPD's Olaf Scholz, CDU's Amin Laschet and the Greens' Annalena Baerbock have been shortlisted as the top three most likely candidates to win the chancellor seat according to the latest polls, with Scholz taking the lead.

For the first time in 16 years, the election takes place without the participation of the incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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