In a live televised debate, the four main candidates for Germany's chancellorship discussed various policy issues ahead of the snap election on February 23, prompted by a coalition collapse. Polls indicate that conservative parties, led by Friedrich Merz's CDU and Alice Weidel's AfD, hold significant leads, with the SPD and Greens trailing. Green Party candidate Robert Habeck addressed concerns over the rising costs of updating energy infrastructure, attributing these challenges to external factors like the war in Ukraine while criticizing past government inaction.
Habeck emphasized the critical need for immediate investment in environmental infrastructure, highlighting the direct impact of rising energy prices and the war in Ukraine on construction costs.
As tensions rise in the election, public sentiment is leaning towards the right, with the CDU and AfD leading in polling as the election approaches.
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