While Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats appear poised for victory in Sunday's German elections, the race for third place remains very much undecided.
The far-right AfD party currently leads the pack polling around eleven percent, a result which would be a major shakeup to Germany's opposition.
Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.
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