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Merkel Urges Germans to Defend Democracy Ahead of Elections

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a public appeal to German voters, urging them to actively defend democratic institutions ahead of upcoming national elections. Her message comes amid growing political polarization and rising support for far-right parties.

29 Aug, 23:16 — 29 Aug, 23:16
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Germany news: Merkel tells voters to 'stand up' for democracy

Former German Chancellor Merkel has weighed in on elections in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far-right AfD leads the polls. Meanwhile, German firms paid out a record sum to employees on sick leave last year. DW has more.

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First report: faz · 29 Aug, 20:09Full coverage: 6 · 11hWindow: 11h
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faz29 Aug, 20:09First to report

Deutschland-Liveblog: Merkel: Wir müssen für die Demokratie kämpfen

3h later
DW29 Aug, 23:16

Germany news: Merkel tells voters to 'stand up' for democracy

der-spiegel29 Aug, 23:19

Angela Merkel fordert von Deutschland, »richtig für diese Demokratie zu kämpfen«

7h later
dh-les-sports30 Aug, 06:22

Face à la montée de l'extrême droite, l'ex-chancelière Angela Merkel invite les Allemands à "se battre pour la démocratie"

index-hr30 Aug, 06:26

Merkel upozorava Nijemce pred izbore: "Moramo se stvarno boriti za demokraciju"

jutarnji-list30 Aug, 06:53Latest update

Merkel uoči ključnih izbora uputila poruku Nijemcima: ‘Moramo se boriti za demokraciju‘

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