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East German must hold top role in incoming government, say The Left
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German election results show stark east-west divide decades after fall of Berlin Wall
Feeling fed up and ignored by mainstream parties, many in what was East Germany have flocked to the far right - with the AfD picking up more than 38% of the vote in one state.
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EAST GERMANY
Political considerations, such as stability in the region, the future of NATO and ... make clear that respect for human rights in East Germany is a priority for the United States that goes beyond ...
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Germany’s Elections
winning a plethora of seats in the erstwhile East Germany region. In contrast, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), once a pillar of German politics under Chancellor Olaf Scholz, suffered a ...
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How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
The AfD posted its biggest wins in the former East Germany, where young people have been moving away from former industrial regions and rural areas to seek opportunities in cities. Where the AfD ...
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A look back: East Germany's first freely elected parliament
In March 1990, 400 East German lawmakers became the first parliamentarians to take power after a free and fair election. Their goal: Germany's reunification. On March 18, 1990, the Christian ...
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How Germany’s enduring East-West divide is pushing voters to the fringes
Dale said that the feeling that Germany’s east had been carved up to line the pockets of West German businessmen remained strong in the country’s economically stagnant eastern regions. “ ...
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The Iron Curtain Casts a Long Shadow Over Germany’s Election
The former East Germany still votes virtually as a separate country — and increasingly for a party that has been linked to neo-Nazis. Where the AfD won the most votes. Hamburg Berlin Cologne ...
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Can Germany Reorient Itself and Europe?
Westbindung, or ties to the West, was the mantra. Eventually, Adenauer’s vision seemed to be vindicated when East Germany collapsed in 1989 and was integrated, or at least incorporated ...
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Young voters are powering the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party
On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful ... and the AfD’s success in regional elections last year, show the party has transformed from regional to national ...
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A Battle to Preserve the Berlin Wall as Cold War Landmark In Germany, a fight is on about protecting what remains of a Cold War landmark: the Berlin Wall. For 28 years, the wall separated East and ...