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Many fear chancellor is wrong man for the job at a time when Germany’s defences against far right are crumblingA cataclysm. A 9.
Published September 12, 2026 · Category: News
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Many fear chancellor is wrong man for the job at a time when Germany’s defences against far right are crumbling
A cataclysm. A 9.0 earthquake. A five-alarm fire. A bitter rejection of Germany’s joyous reunification three decades ago, and a threat to the democratic postwar order.
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Sizing up the repercussions of last weekend’s win for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party in the former communist state of Saxony-Anhalt, German commentators expressed a sense of doom, panic and helplessness in the political establishment.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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Many fear chancellor is wrong man for the job at a time when Germany’s defences against far right are crumblingA cataclysm. A 9.0 earthquake. A five-alarm fire. A bitter rejection of Germany’s joyous reunification three decades ago, and a threat to the democratic postwar order.Sizing up the repercussions of last weekend’s win for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party in the former communist state of Saxony-Anhalt, German commentators expressed a sense of doom, panic and helplessness in
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