to do, what will be asked instead. . mommy. a warm welcome to this blustery guardian on the top of a community centre in berlin. where here as we begin our coverage of the german election campaign through to the last day of voting on sunday. of course a german election is always a significant moment. this is one of most powerful countries in europe, one of the most powerful countries in the world. so the selection of a new government does it matter for germans, it matters for visit to eight people across the european union across the world. of course this decision has extra impact this time around. angela merkel has been chancellor of this country since 2005, but she is stepping down. germany will first choose their mps, they will then form a coalition, that coalition will have a leader in that coalition will have a leader in that leader will be the next chancellor. it is a moment of great, great importance. were going to explain to all of the details of how the selection wor
In the world. so the selection of a new government does it matter for germans, it matters for visit to eight people across the european union across the world. of course this decision has extra impact this time around. angela merkel has been chancellor of this country since 2005, but she is stepping down. germany will first choose their mps, they will then form a coalition, that coalition will have a leader in that coalition will have a leader in that leader will be the next chancellor. it is a moment of great, great importance. were going to explain to all of the details of how the selection works and who is involved from the people who are standing to all of the main parties. the first of all, here s a report i made earlier on the key information we need to bear in mind as we look at this election campaign. let s start with the main players. first of all the man anglo merkel would like to be her replacement. he is already leader of anglo marbles christian democratic union. the cdu, i
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