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October 19, 2015

Germany: Pro-Refugee Candidate Stabbed, Wins Mayoral Race 
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Meanwhile in Germany, Henriette Reker has been elected mayor of Cologne,
despite being stabbed in the neck the day before elections by a man who
opposed her support for refugees. And in Switzerland, the right-wing
Swiss People's Party, known for virulent attacks on immigrants and
Islam, saw historic success in the Swiss parliamentary elections Sunday.

 

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