German election to set direction after 16 years under Merkel
Germany’s closely fought election on Sunday will set the
direction of the European Union’s most populous country after 16 years under
Angela Merkel, whose party is scrambling to avoid defeat by its center-left
rivals after a rollercoaster campaign. The environmentalist Greens also are
eyeing at least a share of power.
About 60.4 million people in the nation of 83 million are
eligible to elect the new
parliament, which decides who will be the next head of government.
Recent polls point to a neck-and-neck race between Merkel’s center-right Union
bloc and the Social Democrats, with the latter marginally ahead.
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