AdvertisementHere's What You Need To Know About Germany's ElectionSeptember 21, 2017Esme NicholsonfacebookEmailGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) shakes hands with supporters as she arrives to address an election campaign rally of her political party, the Christian Democratic Union, in Kappeln, northern Germany, on Wednesday, during the final days before Germans vote for their next government. (AFP/Getty Images)