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Ruhr state election signals socialization pull in Germany
In Duesseldorf on June 19 Western Germany’s Ruhr region voted in the North Rhine Westphalia state election. Communists fell to a postwar low with five percent of ballots while the socialization clause favored in a state constitution drew support from Ruhr miners and steel workers. Small right wing parties fared poorly and fears of nationalist gains were quelled.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Ruhr
Communist Party
North Rhine- Westphalia