prince andrew now has until october the 29th to file his response. he has previously said that the events as claimed by virginia never happened. final campaigning is under way in germany ahead of sunday s vote. the election will mark the end of angela merkel s long reign as chancellor. but with a dizzying array of potential governing coalitions that s the only thing that s certain. so what do we know? angela merkel s conservative c d u party, their allies the c s u, and the centre left s p d have been germany s most dominant parties for decades. but support for them has been in decline, challenged by rising forces such as the greens and the right wing alternative for germany party. if the election result is as close as the polls suggest, forming a government will require a coalition of three parties 7 a rarity in germany. those polls also piont to the spd candidate 0laf scholz as the current frontrunner to replace chancellor angela merkel,