00:00Germany's Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party and Friedrich Merz of the Christian
00:06Democratic Union held rallies in the final stretch ahead of Sunday's federal election.
00:12The chancellor candidates spoke to supporters and expressed their opinions on contentious
00:16domestic and global issues in a bid to drum up last-minute votes.
00:20Speaking in the city of Oberhausen, opposition leader Merz said that Trump's return to the
00:25White House threatens to completely reshape the map of the world.
00:29The Trump administration has alienated many European countries.
00:32Merz says this is an opportunity for Germany and Europe to strengthen themselves and reduce
00:37their dependence on Washington.
00:39He also outlined that his party will continue to support Kiev financially and militarily,
00:44pledging to help Ukraine win the war.
00:47Chancellor Scholz says that his party will not leave Ukraine alone or allow any deal
00:51to be imposed on them, after Trump directed his cabinet to pursue direct peace negotiations
00:57with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
00:59The SPD chancellor candidate also slammed Washington for meddling in German politics
01:04and criticizing German practices.
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