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Discourse at the Philharmonie “Germany after the state elections: How much has the country changed?”

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Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 20:00
State elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg are shaking up Germany's political landscape. How changed will the country be in autumn 2024? Writer Anne Rabe and political journalist Robin Alexander discuss this with Christiane Florin.

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