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title: "Germany's Main Parties Blew It. Here's How."
description: "The CDU and SPD spent two decades deferring hard choices on energy, debt, and migration. Each delay bought short-term comfort — and delivered voters to the AfD."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/germanys-main-parties-blew-it-heres-how.md
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The CDU and SPD spent two decades deferring hard choices on energy, debt, and migration. Each delay bought short-term comfort — and delivered voters to the AfD.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/germanys-main-parties-blew-it-heres-how/.
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