In Germany, “the identity issue reinforces the choice of voters”, analyses Paul Maurice

In Germany the identity issue reinforces the choice of voters

Two regional elections are taking place today in Germany, in Saxony and Thuringia, two Länder of the former GDR. What are the stakes of these two elections in which the far-right AfD party is widely expected to win, and their impact on the German political landscape one year before the legislative elections? Paul Maurice, Secretary General of the Committee for the Study of Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), is our international guest for midday.

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