Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the populist AfD has risen to popularity amid the region's economic decline. In one city— Gelsenkirchen— individuals are resisting the ...

But his company, like many in the Mittelstand - the tissue of small- and medium-sized manufacturers that powers Germany's economy - is reeling from high energy costs after the Ukraine war ended ...

Eastern Germany has traditionally been a stronghold of the far-right AfD party. Now, it's emerged as the strongest force in the western city of Gelsenkirchen, a former coal mining hub.

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Gelsenkirchen, in Germany's western Ruhr area, is the poorest city in the country. Garbage lies about in the streets and parks, and vacant and derelict apartments are a frequent sight. Every ...

And Gelsenkirchen has been amongst its hardest-hit cities - it has Germany's highest unemployment rate, which has fuelled a dramatic rise in the popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany ...