Mario Nawfal
🚨🇩🇪GERMAN ELECTION HEATS UP: MERZ AND SCHOLZ MAKE LAST PITCH Germany’s election showdown is here... Friedrich Merz, the opposition’s front-runner, hit Munich hard, promising to kickstart the sluggish economy and make Europe a heavyweight again—especially against a pushy U.S. Merz: "We need to be a stronger European power, but not to the point of replacing the U.S. We need to be a partner, not a dwarf." Chancellor Olaf Scholz, trailing big, is still not giving up. In Potsdam, he’s banking on a late voter surge to save his Social Democrats, warning against the AfD’s rise, criticizing Merz for accepting their support on migration issues, calling it "an unforgivable mistake." Polls favor Merz’s Union bloc, with AfD set for a historic right-wing score—though no one’s teaming up with them. Economy and migration are the hot buttons, and today’s vote could shake up Germany’s EU clout. Coalition chaos looms should Merz win. Source: Politico, The Economist, AP
Mario Nawfal
🚨🇩🇪GERMAN VOTER CASTS BALLOT IN TRADITIONAL BLACK FOREST COSTUME A woman wearing a traditional Bollenhut hat and Black Forest attire was spotted voting in Gutach during Germany’s national election. The iconic red pom-pom hat symbolizes local heritage, blending tradition with democracy at the polls. Source: AP
