Germany's Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz hold rallies in final days ahead of federal election

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Germany's Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz hold rallies in final days ahead of federal election  As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up support.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/22/germanys-olaf-scholz-friedrich-merz-hold-rallies-in-final-days-ahead-of-federal-election  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Germany's Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party and Friedrich Merz of the Christian

00:06Democratic Union held rallies in the final stretch ahead of Sunday's federal election.

00:12The chancellor candidates spoke to supporters and expressed their opinions on contentious

00:16domestic and global issues in a bid to drum up last-minute votes.

00:20Speaking in the city of Oberhausen, opposition leader Merz said that Trump's return to the

00:25White House threatens to completely reshape the map of the world.

00:29The Trump administration has alienated many European countries.

00:32Merz says this is an opportunity for Germany and Europe to strengthen themselves and reduce

00:37their dependence on Washington.

00:39He also outlined that his party will continue to support Kiev financially and militarily,

00:44pledging to help Ukraine win the war.

00:47Chancellor Scholz says that his party will not leave Ukraine alone or allow any deal

00:51to be imposed on them, after Trump directed his cabinet to pursue direct peace negotiations

00:57with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

00:59The SPD chancellor candidate also slammed Washington for meddling in German politics

01:04and criticizing German practices.

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