After two-and-a-half years in government, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s centre-left coalition is expected to lose ground during the European Parliament elections being held across the country on Sunday. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is meanwhile vying to become the second-strongest party, according to polls. Sunday is the last day of the continent-wide ballot which began on Thursday and takes in 27 EU member states. As Germany’s only nationwide poll between the 2021 and 2025 federal elections, and just months ahead of several state elections in September, the EU vote is seen as…