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German chancellor clinging to power after another loss to far-right AfD (www.theguardian.com)
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“The chancellor certainly won’t make it to the end of the year,” Leif-Erik Holm, the AfD’s top candidate in Mecklenburg, said. “I think the twilight of the chancellor’s era has begun.”

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[–] 7 points 15 hours ago

If he cared that much for his career he wouldn't be so committed to making deeply unpopular choices. I think he only cares about extracting money for his friends in the short term so they'll give him a cushy board position or two after he leaves office.

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