This German federal election is crucial for Europe’s future. Angela Merkel’s successor has the choice of leading Europe toward more integration and strategic relevance or abetting its gradual, inexorable decline.
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Judy Dempsey: Germany’s vote should set the pace for Europe
(L-R) Olaf Scholz, German Finance Minister, Vice-Chancellor and the Social Democrats (SPD) candidate for Chancellor, Annalena Baerbock co-leader of Germany's Greens and her party's candidate for Chancellor and Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate for Chancellor interact prior to an election TV debate in Berlin on September 12, 2021, ahead of general elections taking place on September 26, 2021.
