Germany’s economy is stalled and its politics fractured. But it sees an opening for a new chancellor to lead Europe’s response to a changing America.

Germans are going to the polls on Sunday for national elections. Opinion polls suggest the outcome will be a new chancellor and, likely, a new governing coalition.

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is expected to make historic gains.

For Germans heading to the polls for a snap election, climate is not quite as important a factor as it used to be.

The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.

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