Thanks to a troubled economy and gains by the far right in the European elections, Germany’s sense of identity is in the balance. Could footballing success bring the country back together? Philip Oltermann reports
The last time Germany hosted a major football tournament was the World Cup in 2006. With a multicultural team that won the nation’s hearts, for many it felt as though a new, more open sense of German patriotism was being formed.
Fast forward to 2024 and, with an economy that slipped into recession last year, things feel very different. Last month there were big gains in the European elections for the far-right AfD party – whose popularity withstood some worrying and well-publicised scandals.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/jun/19/germans-are-divided-can-euro-2024-unite-them-podcast
Author : Presented by Helen Pidd with Philip Oltermann, produced by Sami Kent and Joel Cox; executive producer Homa Khaleeli and Elizabeth Cassin
Publish date : 2024-06-19 02:00:20
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