00:00Germans will take to the polls on Sunday to vote for their next parliament in what's being
00:06regarded as one of the most pivotal elections in recent decades.
00:11The SPD's incumbent chancellor Olaf Scholz is up against a considerable opposition, with
00:16the CDU's Friedrich Merz and far-right AFD candidate Alice Weidel both polling higher
00:21than him.
00:23Campaigns continued until the very last day before the election, as candidates look to
00:27sway undecided voters in their favor.
00:30Scholz held his final campaign rally in Potsdam, where he outlined his party's desire to strengthen
00:36Europe as the threat of an assertive Trump administration that's increasingly critical
00:40of Europe looms.
00:42Merz, who leads the polls with a projection of 30%, also held a rally in Munich, where
00:48he outlined the importance of this election to both Germany and Europe.
00:53Saturday was also a day of protests.
00:56Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Erfurt to protest the rise of the right
01:00in German society.
01:03Protesters marched to the city center, where they rallied outside the AFD's campaign-ending
01:07event.
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