Gelsenkirchen, Germany, May 4, 2025 (AFP) - West German foothold of far-right AfD shows challenge for Merz

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His grandfather came from Turkey decades ago to work in the coal mines of the western German town of Gelsenkirchen, but Mehmet, 28, says he understands the rise of the anti-immigration far-right AfD there. Once a bastion of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in Germany's industrial heartland, the town was a rare example of the Alternative for Germany (AFD) topping the vote outside its strongholds in the former East Germany. Despite its design......

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