Germany: final face off before the legislative elections, Scholz promises to ward off AfD

German voters will go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament that will determine how the country is run for the next four years. Conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a bitterly fought campaign roiled by the rise of the AfD, a far-right party vocally backed by Team Trump. Story by Matthew-Mary Caruchet.