Kosovo artist Alkent Pozhegu works on the final touches of an image made with grain and seed, depicting the portrait of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 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)