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The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin

German paper industry denies claims paper shortage could hinder election

Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz triggered speculation of an early election last week when he sacked his finance minister. Photograph: Bernadett Szabó/Reuters

Paper industry bosses in Germany have hit back at claims by the national electoral commission that a lack of paper might hinder the timing of the country’s early elections.

“We have paper,” the seemingly exasperated head of the trade association for the German paper industry, Alexander von Reibnitz, told the state broadcaster ZDF, adding: “The German paper industry is very productive … we can deliver as long as the order is submitted in a timely manner.”

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