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    The German elections will take place this weekend amid a dire economic backdrop in Europe's largest economy.

    (L-R) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top candidate for chancellor of Germany's Social Democratic SPD party, Green Party's main candidate and German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, Friedrich Merz, main candidate and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and co-leader and main candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel take part in a TV debate in Berlin on February 16, 2025, ahead of the parliamentary elections due to take place on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Kay Nietfeld / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KAY NIETFELD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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