Germany's leading candidates for the country's top position of chancellor will hold their first televised debate on Sunday before voters head to the polls in less than a month.
Moderators had hoped to make some changes to the format, but those ideas were rejected by chancellor Angela Merkel.
Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.
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