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Rebel Christian Democrats threaten Friedrich Merz’s coalition
A meme from the far-right fringe could spell legal trouble for Germany’s AfD
Senior members of the German far-right visited Washington last week in an effort to cement relations with the GOP
The country’s elite would rather outlaw parties they don’t like than defeat them politically
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
AfD officials, worried their party might be banned at home for extremism, have made repeated visits to the US
