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The German Geert Wilders

researcher13 years ago02 mins

A former member of Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Democrats has formed a party to attract voters enthralled by Thilo Sarrazin and disappointed by Germany’s existing parties. Berlin politician René Stadtkewitz’s new Freedom Party aims to leverage fear of Islam for political ends. For Stadtkewitz the debate that broke out after Thilo Sarrazin, the former member of…

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A tirade against Turks in Germany by a recently appointed central bank board member provoked widespread anger

researcher15 years ago15 years ago02 mins

The governor of the German Central Bank, Axel Weber, has been attempting a damage limitation exercise after remarks by Thilo Sarrazin about the country’s 2.5 million-strong Turkish minority provoked popular anger. Last week Mr. Sarrazin, who was recently appointed to the central bank’s board, told cultural magazine Lettre International that Turks, who are three per…

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