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On February 23, Germany will vote for a new government in a snap election that was triggered by the collapse of the centre-left coalition of Chancellor Olaf Scholz last year. There are four candidates running for German Chancellor, with the conservative CDU leading the race. But the far-right AfD is grabbing headlines over their stand on immigration, mass deportation and closing Germany’s bordersGermany’s next government will be central to Europe’s response to the US' new assertive administration under Donald Trump.n18oc_world n18oc_crux