Germany's federal election kicks off with shift to right expected

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Polling stations opened across Germany on Sunday (Feb 23) morning, kicking off a national election that is expected to see Friedrich Merz's conservatives regain power and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Good morning.

00:02Good morning.

00:19Good morning.

00:21Good morning.

00:28Good morning.

00:30Good morning.

00:32Good morning.

00:48I think so.

00:50Because he knows a lot about the economy.

00:53And I think he has to rebuild our country a little better.

00:57So much has been lost. It's a shame.

01:00So much has been lost.

01:02And we have a beautiful country.

01:04And we have our hope.

01:06In my opinion, peace will return.

01:11And we will find a line.

01:14Together with all parties, I would say.

01:17And Germany will get its place back.

01:21Which we used to have.

01:24And there is still security.

01:28Good morning.

01:53How many people are waiting?

01:55The first one with the camera.

01:57And the second one with the camera.

02:00Now he wants to throw in.

02:02Because of the situation in Germany,

02:05I think it is all the more important that we vote.

02:08I hope for a change of policy.

02:11So that energy costs can be paid again.

02:14And that this divided country,

02:16that hopefully something changes.

02:18That it gets a little better.

02:20And the migration, that we get it under control somewhere.

02:23It is well known.

02:25Because the situation as it is now in the country,

02:27is only dissatisfaction.

02:29And something must change.

02:31Absolutely.

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