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Conservative leads German election race in shadow of far right

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Friedrich Merz is expected to win the German election on February 23 .

If the polls are right, it will fall to the Christian Democrat to deal with a storm of challenges roiling Germany .

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now polling in second place at a record 20 percent .

All other parties have vowed to shun the anti-immigration party and keep it behind a "firewall" on non-cooperation.

The AfD has drawn support as a spate of deadly attacks inflamed the immigration debate.

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