In Saxony-Anhalt, Sven Schulze takes on far-right AfD
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- Guardian International·2d agoThe shadow of the AfD hangs over German democracy – but I still have faith in my adopted country | John Kampfner
As I celebrate five years of citizenship, the far right is poised to take control in Saxony-Anhalt. Courage is needed to defeat it Two events take place in coming days that will affect my relationship with Germany. One, which will be splashed across the media, is dark and…
Read at Guardian International → - Bloomberg Opinion·3d agoAfD: German Far-Right Firewall Is Facing Historic Threat in Saxony-Anhalt Vote
“Let’s write history together” is a phrase one wouldn’t ordinarily associate with regional elections, which tend to be about local concerns rather than epochal change. Yet ahead of an upcoming state vote in Germany, the slogan has become ubiquitous at rallies of the buoyant…
Read at Bloomberg Opinion → - DW News EN·3d agoIn Saxony-Anhalt, Sven Schulze takes on far-right AfD
The AfD is way ahead in the polls in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt. But the young incumbent state premier insists he can stop the far right from leading a government for the first time since World War II.
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