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The year 2024 is already being described as a super election year, because never before have so many people on this planet gone to the ballot boxes at the same time. Unfortunately, rising survey figures are also feeding a new, right-wing self-confidence. In the Netherlands as well as in Austria, in the USA or in Germany. A self-confidence that severely tests Western democracy. How does Dieter Herrmann, editor-in-chief of WEEK IN AUSTRALIA, see the possible outcome of the elections?


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By Wolfgang Mueller

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The year 2024 is already being described as a super election year, because never before have so many people on this planet gone to the ballot boxes at the same time. Unfortunately, rising survey figures are also feeding a new, right-wing self-confidence. In the Netherlands as well as in Austria, in the USA or in Germany. A self-confidence that severely tests Western democracy. How does Dieter Herrmann, editor-in-chief of WEEK IN AUSTRALIA, see the possible outcome of the elections?



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