Episode 156: State Election Aftershocks

23/9/2026

The Zeitgeist

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Regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Berlin saw successes for the far-right Alternative for Germany and far-left Die Linke and “disaster” for the mainstream parties. The episode of The Zeitgeist …

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Episode 156: State Election Aftershocks

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Altri episodi di "The Zeitgeist"

Episode 159: Transatlantic (Dis)Trust

Episode 158: The International Language of Populism

Episode 157: What Factors are Driving the AfD’s Success?

Episode 156: State Election Aftershocks

Episode 155: The Transatlantic Investment Relationship

Episode 154: Germany’s Autumn: The Regional and International Constraints on National Politics

Episode 153: The Greens’ Next Steps

Episode 152: How to Win a Trade War

Episode 151: Soccer and Society

Episode 150: Valuing Civil Society Organizations