Voters want German economy revived

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German voters demand change as Europe's biggest economy stalls

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Ahead of a general election on Sunday, a national debate is raging about how to revive Germany's economic fortunes. REUTERS/Maria Martinez

This is our flagship economy story of ahead of Germany's Sunday election. Author Maria Martinez travelled to the struggling former mining city of Gelsenkirchen to hear why voters do not think that the German economy is working for them anymore.

She also spoke to her sources in Berlin politics to gain more insight into how this election could change economic policy. She learnt that moves are afoot which could result in Germany easing its strict rules capping public spending on the economy.

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