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Richard Walker

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Chief International Editor at Deutsche Welle (DW)

Chief International Editor, DW. Based in Berlin, currently on a stint in Washington DC. All the usual disclaimers. @dwnews https://t.co/DIgpGJ6Lwz

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Richard Walker
Richard Walker @rbsw
23 Feb 25

Latest projection from German election - CDU/CSU on top but still second-worst result ever - SPD collapse to worst result ever - AfD surge but below 20% - Greens losses limited compared to coalition partners - FDP collapse but could squeak in - Left Party the big late surprise https://t.co/qgAxWyv9Uo

Richard Walker
Richard Walker @rbsw
19 Feb 25

Friedrich Merz on Trump, Vance & geopolitics at campaign event in Halle, eastern Germany: - World in systemic contest autocracy v democracy - Trump admires autocracies, riding roughshod over norms - Vance telling us how to run our democracy - Unclear Germany can still rely on US https://t.co/fl7iNi6j3o

Richard Walker
Richard Walker @rbsw
18 Feb 25

CDU leader in this eastern state expresses the fears of the conservatives here: “Eastern Germany must not become completely blue (aka AfD)” There’s a strong chance of that happening according to recent polling of constituencies - see map https://t.co/bDVW9v9Gqo

Richard Walker
Richard Walker @rbsw

CDU campaign event with Friedrich Merz in Halle, about an hour outside Berlin Merz joined by quite the boys’ club of regional leaders https://t.co/gaRipT5NTH