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Germany devours book on Angela Merkel decision to open borders

Written By Unknown on Thursday, April 6, 2017 | 1:29 AM

Non-fiction thriller and a novel on her state of mind both claim refugee crisis changed relationship between chancellor and her people

As Angela Merkel gears up for her third re-election later this year, observers could be forgiven for assuming that the issue which has come to dominate Germany’s image abroad will only play a minor role in the campaign.

A year and a half after the German chancellor and her Austrian counterpart opened borders to thousands of refugees in September 2015, the anti-migrant party Alternative für Deutschland has dropped in the polls to pre-crisis levels.

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