How Merkel and Merz lost eastern Germany to the AfD
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-09-03 12:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Africa
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Africa, Europe, Germany, Elections
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Ulrich Siegmund, lead candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, took to the stage in the central marketplace of the town of Naumburg and declared there was a new “awakening” in eastern Germany.
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