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The stakes of the German election are higher than at any time since the Cold War

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The stakes of the German election on Sunday could not be higher.

The E.U. ’s biggest economy has been in recession for two years running, a gloomy outlook that looks set to worsen if Donald Trump makes good on his threat to hit Europe with tariffs.

A spate of terror attacks committed by migrants have sapped public confidence in the immigration system, giving the Alternative for Germany an opening.

All major parties, including the CDU , have ruled out working with the AfD , so it will almost certainly be shut out of government this term.

But if the next government falters, an empowered AfD would argue that Germans should offer them a chance.

Across Europe , from France to Austria , the cordon sanitaire preventing cooperation with the far-right is being shattered.

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