Germany's Ruhr area used to be a Social Democrat stronghold, but the populist AfD has risen to popularity amid the region's economic decline. In one city— Gelsenkirchen— individuals are resisting the ...

And Gelsenkirchen has been amongst its hardest-hit cities - it has Germany's highest unemployment rate, which has fuelled a dramatic rise in the popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

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Gelsenkirchen, in Germany's western Ruhr area, is the poorest city in the country. Garbage lies about in the streets and parks, and vacant and derelict apartments are a frequent sight. Every ...

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Lars Baumguertel wants Germany's politicians to get out their cheque books. The 58-year-old executive runs one of the last surviving manufacturers in Gelsenkirchen, ...