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Why Germany’s far-right coup was doomed from the start

8 December 2022

1:10 AM

8 December 2022

1:10 AM

Twenty-five people have been arrested by German authorities on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.

A failed coup attempt – and a series of raids involving 3,000 officers – seems like the sort of story that might happen in a far-flung part of the world, not the largest economy in Europe.

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