Events in Syria are being watched very closely here, not least because this country has hosted more than a million Syrian refugees since 2015, more than any other European country.
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But it's also because like elsewhere in Europe the refugee question has once again been weaponised in Germany's febrile politics.
Today the Bundestag passed a No Confidence vote in the hapless coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The opposition CDU is likely to take over - egged on by the far right AFD who have used tough talk and policies on asylum seekers to get ahead in the polls.
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