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Old traumas strengthen the rights in eastern Germany


Old traumas strengthen the rights in eastern Germany

In the relatively wealthy city of Zwickau in the former communist east of Germany, economic uncertainty and a turbulent history have led to an influx of extreme right-wing parties ahead of an important state election. “People are afraid of losing everything they have built up over the years,” says Zwickau’s mayor Constance Arndt. To understand […]