00:00German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final
00:08debate on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday. During the debate, the candidates
00:15touched on migration, the economy and security. While pre-election polls have put Merz's center-right
00:23union bloc in the lead, Scholz said he believes many voters remain undecided.
00:28Merz has made migration and the economy central to his campaign.
00:54Merz's call for a more restrictive approach to migration prompted opponents, including
01:19Scholz, to accuse him of willingness to work with the far-right AfD. Merz insists his
01:25position is unchanged and that he won't work with the party. While Merz and Scholz discuss
01:30their differences, they seem to agree on a fair amount of issues as well.
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