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Rise of the far right: Is Germany at a tipping point?

September 5, 2024

What does the rise of the AfD — a party that German intelligence has deemed to be "right-wing extremists" in Thuringia and Saxony — mean for the future of Germany? Our guests: Wolfgang Merkel (political scientist); Matthew Karnitschnig (Politico); Nadine Lindner (Deutschlandradio)

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TTP Sendung | Wolfgang Merkel
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Wolfgang Merkel, Political scientist.

 

TTP Sendung | Matthew Karnitschnig
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Matthew Karnitschnig, POLITICO's chief Europe correspondent.

 

TTP Sendung | Nadine Lindner
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Nadine Lindner, correspondent in Deutschlandradio’s Berlin bureau.
 

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