German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz The attraction to voters in startup to Sunday elections.
The Frontrunner Friedrich Merz Elections from the Central Christian Democratic Union (CDU) The party on Saturday promised to revive the largest European economy and defend European interests to confronting the American administration.
Merz said, “I will have a strong voice in the European Union again with me.”
“Europe must be a player, and don’t ask maybe he sat on the side desk,” he said at Jubila’s pile in Munich.
“No, we have to sit in the main table; and we must protect our interests against Russia against China, and if necessary, in relation to America.”
“Europe has to be a player, not ask maybe he sat on the side desk,” he said, adding, “No, we have to sit in the main table.”
However, he said, “We will only receive respect in this European Union if we finally overcome our country’s economic weakness.” He added was “necessary domestic”.
CDU Party Currently leading surveys and maintains 30 percent.
The Sunday’s voice comes at the time of the search for Europe as a whole and its largest economy, especially, as US President Donald Trump ended up in the united Western Station on Ukraine, provided in Russia.
Trump threats to the trade war spell more problems for Germany, after its economy has decreased in the last two years, and as it faces bitter social polarization on the blades of immigration and security.
A weekly voice is held more than half a year in front of the schedule after the three-way coalition of Olaf Scholz between its Social Democrats, greenery and pro-business FDP collapsed in early November.
The look of the vote is placed for the delivery of the historical result for the final right for Germany (AFD), which is in second place at around 20 percent, reinforced with an attack for the death blades and charging cars defendants.
The Spanish man with 30 years was wounded in a sting on Friday at the Berlin Memorial Holocaust on Friday. Only 10 days before the election, afghan man was arrested for driving by car through street rally in Munich, killing two people.
AFD had strong support of the Trump Inner Circle, with the Technical Billionaire Elon Musk and JD Vento President Proconations on the Party Support.
Stopping the rise of AFD was the “central task” of the election, Scholz said the ingredients in Potsdam.
“Uncertainty about the future has increased and the answer must be ensured that our state is still at 10, 20, 30 years as we are today,” Scholz called for the campaign event.
Saved in the Chancellor office emphasized his support in Ukraine and called on several spending on the strengthening of the Defense of Germany.
“We did not leave Ukraine ourselves, that should not and may not laugh in the future,” Scholz said, whose three years in the office, in a great extent, in the great deal of Russian invasion.
“We must ensure that Europe is strong enough independently so we can use deterrence to prevent war in Europe.”
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