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Mayor quits after threats

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January 13, 2020

German mayors are facing a rising tide of intimidation by far-right extremists. They've had to endure hate mail, death threats and even physical attacks. Arnd Focke, a former SPD mayor of a small town in Lower Saxony, decided to resign to protect his family.

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