'Exciting and a bit scary': German voters react ahead of election

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Opinion is divided as Germany faces what some describe as the 'most important election in their lifetime'. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub After a campaign mainly focused on the economy and migration, the country is expected to shift to the right as Friedrich Merz is in pole position to become Germany's next chancellor, while far-right party AfD could become the second most powerful party in the country. Reporter Jakub Krupa asked voters in Berlin what they expected from the election and the next chancellor German voters head to polls facing world of change as far right waits in the wings ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/23/german-voters-head-to-polls-facing-world-of-change-as-far-right-waits-in-the-wings German elections live ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/23/german-election-live-olaf-scholz-alice-weidel-afd-friedrich-merz-germany-latest-news The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #germany #germanyelections #olafscholz #afd #politics #farright #europe