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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Isabelle LE PAGE

In Germany's Industrial East, Old Traumas Boost Far Right

'People simply don't want to be deceived anymore,' said Jonas Duenzel, an AfD candidate in the Saxony election (Credit: AFP)

In the relatively well-off city of Zwickau, in Germany's former communist east, economic uncertainty and a turbulent history have combined to drive support for the far right ahead of a key regional election.

"People are afraid of losing everything they've built up again over the years," said Zwickau's mayor, Constance Arndt.

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