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Two thirds of Germans reject merging federal states
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A Forsa poll commissioned by Stern reveals that 64 percent of Germans oppose reorganizing the 16 federal states. Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder proposed merging smaller states last week, arguing they are barely viable and rely on financial support from larger ones like Bavaria.
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