BERLIN (AP) — German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament that will determine how the country is run for the next four years.

Germans head to the polls on Sunday in a pivotal election that will shape the country's trajectory for the next four years and significantly influence Europe's political landscape. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

German voters are choosing their new government in an election dominated by worries about the years-long stagnation of Europe’s biggest economy, pressure to curb migration and growing uncertainty over

German voters will cast their ballots on Sunday in pivotal parliamentary elections, with Europe's biggest economy and the European Union's most populous country expecting a major shift to the right. The opposition conservative bloc has consistently polled highest in the months leading up to the vote.

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.