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Ost-West-Missverständnisse – eine kleine Bilanz

Schon vor dem Wahlsieg der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt gab es schrille Töne und gegenseitige Beschuldigungen. Ost-Bashing und Ost-Kult – zwei Seiten einer Medaille?
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André Bochow
Berlin
Jetzt in der App anhören
GERMANY-POLITICS-AFD-VOTE-ELECTION-PARTIES: A participant wears a shirt reading "despite the fall of the Wall and the political turnaround- Ossi to the end" during an election campaign event of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's and a motorbike and moped ride in Jessnitz, eastern Germany on June 28, 2026. Fans of far-right Alternative for Germany party's top candidate for the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund joined him for a countryside ride on Simson-brand scooters, that have become a symbol of East German identity. Descendants of the Simson firm's namesake Jewish founders, who gave up the company to escape persecution in Nazi Germany, have denounced the AfD's appropriation of the brand name. (Photo by Jens SCHLÜTER / AFP)

Ostdeutsche Identität?

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