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A new era for Germany as it goes to the polls without Merkel

Election posters in Frankfurt, Germany (AAP)

Election posters in Frankfurt, Germany (AAP) Source: AAP

Germany will go to the polls in three days' time to elect a new federal government. After 16 years at the helm of Europe's largest economy, Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down.


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By Jennifer Scherer

Presented by Mariana Watson

Source: SBS



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Germany will go to the polls in three days' time to elect a new federal government. After 16 years at the helm of Europe's largest economy, Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down.



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