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Germany’s poorest city tries to counter rise of AfD


Germany’s Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the populist AfD has risen to popularity amid the region’s economic decline. In one city — Gelsenkirchen — individuals are resisting the trend.




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