An image depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel made by Kosovo artist Alkent Pozhegu, with grain and seed is pictured in the town of Gjakova on September 26, 2021. - Germany votes on September 26 in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with Angela Merkel's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave the political stage. The epochal election ushers in the end of 16 years in power for Merkel and places Germany, a byword for stability, in a new period of uncertainty. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP)