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Feb 2025
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A German election road trip with the far...

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Today in Focus presenter Helen Pidd hits the road in Germany before Sunday’s federal elections, talking to voters across the country about the rise of the far right. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/infocus">theguardian.com/infocus</a> 
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