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Germany's historic election. And the impact of 3 years of war in Ukraine

Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party,at a press conference after the CDU executive committee meeting on Feb. 24, 2025 in Berlin.
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Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party,at a press conference after the CDU executive committee meeting on Feb. 24, 2025 in Berlin.

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