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							<title><![CDATA[Germany's Merz Is Now on Borrowed Time]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/sep/08/afd-election-victory-germany-saxony-anhalt-far-right</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jorg Lau</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The anti-fascist consensus about our Nazi past is fundamental to German democracy. But that, shockingly, is being shattered]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Germany's Merz Decided To Risk Trump's Wrath]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/05/friedrich-merz-risk-donald-trump-germany-nato-europe</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jorg Lau</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s retribution is painful for Germany and Nato, but Merz is not backing down. He knows the status quo is untenable]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Germany's Failed Coalition Govt a Disaster for Europe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/17/germany-election-olaf-scholz-democracy-europe</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jorg Lau</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Snap elections will be a referendum on Scholz's failed coalition. But our leaderless drift is disastrous for Europe, says German journalist J'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¶').';'rg Lau]]></description>
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