Germany: A push to reduce the number of federal states
Bavaria's State Premier Markus Söder wants to change Germany's political map, but his proposal to merge federal states is meeting with resistance....
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Bavaria's State Premier Markus Söder wants to change Germany's political map, but his proposal to merge federal states is meeting with resistance....
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Bavaria's Markus Söder is calling for fewer German federal states, but the plans to merge have drawn criticism. How realistic is a change in political lines?...
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