The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World War II

In December, the German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz's invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government. It cleared the way for an early election.

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on national television, the ninth of the month

The world’s third largest economy goes to the polls Sunday under the shadow of unusually brusque interventions from the Trump administration in support of the anti-immigration far-right.

Economy and migration top voters’ concerns Polls have just opened in Germany as the nation chooses a new parliament. The early election was called after the collapse of the previous coalition in November.