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Germany: Rebellion on the Rhine

In the run up to Germany鈥檚 snap general elections Jeremy Cliffe goes to Ludwigshafen, a symbol of Germany's economic woes.

After talks in Germany on government spending collapsed, chancellor Olaf Scholz was forced to dissolve his coalition and call for snap elections, to be held on 23 February. The new chancellor looks like a foregone conclusion - opposition leader Friedrich Merz. But there is so much more at stake in these elections than the next few years in the chancellor's seat. In the run up to Germany鈥檚 snap general elections Jeremy Cliffe goes to Ludwigshafen, a symbol of Germany's economic woes.

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