In his traditional Christmas address, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for national unity days after a deadly Christmas market attack in Magdeburg reopened a debate on immigration and security weeks before a crunch federal election.

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German President Urges Unity After ‘Horror’ of Magdeburg Attack

Germany's president said Tuesday that a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market had cast a "dark shadow" over this year's celebrations but urged the nation not to be driven apart by extremists. In his traditional Christmas address, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier sought to issue a message of healing four days after the brutal attack in the eastern city of Magdeburg killed five people and left over 200 wounded. "A dark shadow hangs over…

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German President Urges Unity After "Dark Shadow" Of Christmas Market Attack

He issued his call as a debate about security and immigration flares in the country again.

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German president urges unity after ‘dark shadow’ of Christmas market attack

Because of the events in Magdeburg, the Federal President changed his Christmas speech. He called: “Let us not allow ourselves to be driven apart.”

Wegen der Ereignisse in Magdeburg ändert der Bundespräsident seine Weihnachtsansprache. Er ruft auf: „Lassen wir uns nicht auseinandertreiben.“

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Steinmeier: Hate and violence must not have the last word

“This Christmas, many people have a heavy heart. Many are shocked and will feel insecure, who knows, be afraid. All of these emotions are understandable, but they should not dominate us and should not paralyze us. Let's not allow it,” said Frank-Walter Steinmeier. During his traditional Christmas speech, the German President argued that “hate and violence should not have the last word”. “Let's not allow ourselves to be divided,” he asked. Frank-…

"Neste Natal, muitas pessoas estão com o coração pesado. Muitos estão chocados e sentir-se-ão inseguros, quem sabe, tenham medo. Todas estas emoções são compreensíveis, mas não nos devem dominar e não nos devem paralisar. Não o permitamos", afirmou Frank-Walter Steinmeier.   Durante o seu discurso tradicional de Natal, o Presidente alemão defendeu que "o ódio e a violência não devem ter a última palavra". "Não nos deixemos dividir", pediu. Frank…

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German president asks that country not be affected by fear

The Federal President's Christmas address is marked by the attack in Magdeburg. Steinmeier also addresses the breakdown of the traffic light coalition in his speech.

Die Weihnachtsansprache des Bundespräsidenten steht im Zeichen des Anschlags von Magdeburg. Auch auf den Bruch der Ampelkoalition geht Steinmeier in der Rede ein.

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Christmas speech: Frank-Walter Steinmeier calls for solidarity

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier used his traditional Christmas address to urge citizens to focus on what unites the nation rather than be consumed by grief and horror over Friday’s fatal attack in Magdeburg.

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier calls on Germans to unite in his Christmas speech a few days after the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg. He calls the attack “a dark shadow” over the holidays.

De Duitse president Frank-Walter Steinmeier roept de Duitsers in zijn kersttoespraak enkele dagen na de aanslag op de kerstmarkt in Maagdenburg, op tot verbondenheid. De aanslag noemt hij “een donkere schaduw” over de feestdagen.

Duits president Frank-Walter Steinmeier roept na aanslag op kerstmarkt Maagdenburg op tot verbondenheid: “We mogen ons niet uit elkaar laten drijven”

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier calls for unity after attack on Magdeburg Christmas market: “We must not let ourselves be torn apart”

Following the initial shock of the attack by a Saudi Arabian national on the Magdeburg Christmas market, in which five people died and 200 were injured, it is time for political debate and the predictable exploitation of the tragedy by the far right to promote hatred against migrants two months before the general elections, ignoring the fact that the perpetrator actually came from its own circle of sympathizers.Seguir leyendo

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Magdeburg Christmas market attack fuels migration and security debate in Germany

Lee Young-hoon, senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church, delivered a Christmas message calling for unity and mutual respect amid Korea's ongoing political crisis. The statement comes in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law on Dec. 3 and his subsequent impeachment on Dec. 14, which have left the nation in turmoil.

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The German President called today for unity, in his traditional Christmas speech, and for the country not to be paralyzed by fear, after the attack on Friday at the Christmas market, which killed five people and injured 200.

O Presidente alemão pediu hoje união, no tradicional discurso de Natal, e para que o país não se deixe paralisar pelo medo, após o ataque na sexta-feira no mercado de Natal, que matou cinco pessoas e fez 200 feridos.

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