Far-right AfD party surges in western German city blighted by unemployment

DW (English) 2025-02-27

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Eastern Germany has traditionally been a stronghold of the far-right AfD party. Now, it's emerged as the strongest force in the western city of Gelsenkirchen, a former coal mining hub.
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