German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the opposition leader, the vice chancellor and — for the first time — a leader of a far-right party.

German voters are heading to the polls to elect a new government, with Friedrich Merz and his CDU leading. Key issues include the economy, immigration, and security.

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.

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

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.