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Germany: Let’s exercise our voting rights – Irene Appiah appeals

A call has gone out to Africans living in Germany to turn out to vote at the European and communal elections on Sunday (26 May). The call was made by Irene Appiah, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Hamburg, while speaking recently during an interview with Radio TopAfric. Ms Appiah, a lawyer who works with the Hamburg …

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Voters go to the polls to elect European parliamentarians

Hundreds of millions of citizens will elect a new European Parliament – the EU’s only directly elected institution – from 23-26 May 2019. The elections, which hold every five years, give all adult EU citizens the opportunity to select who will represent them in the continental legislature. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) currently represent more …

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Tens of thousands demonstrate against nationalism in Europe ahead of elections

A week before the European elections, tens of thousands turned out in Berlin on Sunday to demonstrate against nationalism and for a Europe of solidarity. With its motto “A Europe for all”, rallies also took place in other German and European cities. One week before the European elections, thousands of people protested peacefully against nationalism and exclusion in central Berlin on …

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