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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    German election 2025: Who’s ahead in the polls?

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  • Sunday, 1 September, 2024
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  • Friday, 30 August, 2024
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    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the media
  • Saturday, 20 July, 2024
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  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
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  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
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  • Thursday, 23 May, 2024
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    EU’s far-right bloc expels Germany’s AfD

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    Maximilian Krah listens while in the European parliament in Strasbourg, France
  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
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    the AfD leadership on stage
  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2024
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  • Monday, 22 January, 2024
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  • Thursday, 11 January, 2024
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    Olaf Scholz responds to reports of AfD politicians secretly meeting Austrian white supremacist

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