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Germany's election tests a far-right firewall

Germany's election tests a far-right firewall

Reuters World News

February 15, 202523m 45s

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Show Notes

Germany is holding snap elections on February 23. A stagnating economy and tensions over migration have fueled the rise of a far-right party, which is polling in second place. This resurgence of political extremism was once considered impossible - but the firewalls put in place after World War Two are now being tested. On this weekend episode, our correspondents lay out the stakes in this election.



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