The stakes of the German election on Sunday could not be higher.

The E.U.’s biggest economy has been in recession for two years running, a gloomy outlook that looks set to worsen if Donald Trump makes good on his threat to hit Europe with tariffs.

The “America First” agenda of the White House’s new occupant has raised more questions about Germany’s security posture than at any time since the end of the Cold War.

And a spate of terror attacks committed by migrants have sapped public confidence in the immigration system, giving the Alternative for Germany (AfD) an opening. The German far-right now looks set to have its best election showing in the postwar era, with the AfD waiting in the wings and ready to pounce on the next government’s perceived failures.

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The final polls heading into the vote suggest that Friedrich Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), will succeed the center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He........

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