Climate change and tax distribution are among the hottest topics in Germany in the build up to Sunday's elections
Their pick for chancellor, the affable but gaffe-prone Armin Laschet, 60, has seen his popularity dwindle since he was caught chuckling during a tribute to victims of floods in July, the deadliest in Germany for decades.The conservatives now face the prospect of not just losing the chancellery, but of being booted out of government altogether — unless Laschet can pull off one of his trademark last-minute comebacks.
Polling in third place at around 15 percent are the centre-left Greens, who are poised to play a key role in post-election coalition haggling. Scholz and Baerbock have vowed more public investment to help the economy adapt, and higher taxes for top earners.
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