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Germany's colour-coded politics
Social Democratic Party (SPD) The centre-left party of embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz is Germany's oldest with origins in a ...
How Scholz’s party is losing ground in Germany’s industrial heartland
In Bochum, a town in the German industrial Ruhr valley, cheesemonger Heike Wischnewski said she was contemplating casting her ...
German elections: CDU’s Merz looks set to be next chancellor as far-right AfD surges
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...
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German 'rust belt' town spotlights growing far right appeal
Sporting a cap with the Trump-inspired slogan "Make Duisburg Great Again", AfD candidate Alan Imamura was upbeat as he ...
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Cheat sheet on Germany's colour-coded politics
is Germany's oldest with origins in a labour association founded in the mid-1800s. Its key demands are fair wages, safe pensions and social benefits, and its symbol is a red rose. The SPD prides ...
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German 'rust belt' town spotlights growing appeal of the far right
Sporting a cap with the Trump-inspired slogan "Make Duisburg Great Again", AfD candidate Alan Imamura was upbeat as he ...
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German 'rust belt' town spotlights growing appeal of the far right
Duisburg is a steel town and a traditional symbol of Germany's industrial might ... has long been a stronghold of the Social Democrats (SPD) of Chancellor Olaf Scholz. But, as the city went ...