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Largest party by electoral district in the German federal election (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 86 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm not. Populism thrives when people are dissatisfied and angry. East Germany is economically not as strong as the west, despite decades of reunion.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

Sounds like it’s following in America’s footsteps, where rural and rust belt regions were kinda left behind by the federal government. The south is more complex but similar.