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Why are German voters turning away from mainstream parties?

John Simpson analyses the state of Germany鈥檚 government after regional election defeats, and looks at the effect of American cutbacks on the of future of the United Nations.

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the 麻豆社鈥檚 unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the state of Germany鈥檚 government after resounding regional election defeats, looks at the effect of American cutbacks on the of future of the United Nations, and examines what we can learn from the tightly controlled elections in Russia.

Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning editor: Silvia Costeloe and Paul Royall

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27 minutes

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Sun 27 Sep 2026 04:32GMT
麻豆社 World Service Australasia

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