Dubious claims of voter fraud in Germany ahead of parliamentary elections

The World

Germans are going to the polls this weekend in parliamentary elections, marking the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 16 years in power. Claims of potential voter fraud are circulating; some say the concerns have been imported from the US. Emma Hurt reports on how this false idea of election fraud may have crossed the ocean.

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