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An election campaign poster, featuring an image of BSW party co-leader Sahra Wagenknecht, in Dresden, Germany, on Thursday, Aug 29, 2024.

Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
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There’s a new powerbroker in Germany. Far-left leader Sahra Wagenknecht is set to play a key role in keeping the far-right AfD out of power.