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Germans go to vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump

Germans go to vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump

  • Frontrunner Friedrich Merz vows tough rightward shift if elected, to win back voters from the far-right anti-immigration Alternative for Germany
  • The AfD has basked in the glowing support lavished on it by Trump’s entourage, with billionaire Elon Musk touting it as the only party to “save Germany"
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