Opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats lead with 29%, the far-right AfD has emerged as Germany’s second strongest political force at 21%, and Chancellor Scholz’s SPD lags behind at 16% No party is projected to win an absolute majority and complex negotiations are expected ahead, with a coalition between the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats appearing most likely BERLIN  German voters will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, with the center-right