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What the stunning success of AfD means for Germany and Europe

Un manifesto elettorale della Cancelliera tedesca Angela Merkel

Un manifesto elettorale della Cancelliera tedesca Angela Merkel Source: AAP

Professor Christian Blasberg reports.


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By Dario Castaldo

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Professor Christian Blasberg reports.


Sunday's election saw the rightwing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party poach one million votes from Merkel's conservatives, leaving her without an obvious coalition to lead Europe's largest economy.


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