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A man makes soap bubbles in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, one day ahead of the German election.

(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

By Geir Moulson The Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — The contenders in Germany’s election made their final appeals to voters Saturday, with opposition leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz vowing to revive the stagnant economy and defend Europe’s interests in the face of a confrontational U.S. administration.

Chancellor OIaf Scholz, meanwhile, insisted that he still hopes for an improbable last-minute comeback.

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