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How voters in Germany turned against Angela Merkel

Name: How voters in Germany turned against Angela Merkel
Uploaded: 2018-11-02T10:56:22.880Z
Duration: 2 min 26 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Guy Chazan explains the forces behind her changing political fortunes

The FT's Guy Chazan explains how the chancellor remained popular for so long and why her support has unravelled in recent months, with poor polling by her CDU party and the left-of-centre Social Democrats, and the rise of AfD.

November 2, 2018

Animation by Kari-Ruth Pedersen. Words by Guy Chazan. Produced by Josh de la Mare.