Polls open in German election which could shape Europe’s response to war
The polls are open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration in the US, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. The election pits the incumbent chancellor against the opposition leader, the vice chancellor and, for the first time, a leader of a far-right party. Germany’s electoral system rarely gives any party an absolute majority and opinion polls suggest that no party […]