{"id":384533,"date":"2026-10-03T22:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/36-years-after-reunification-east-west-divides-persist-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T22:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:00:33","slug":"36-years-after-reunification-east-west-divides-persist-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/36-years-after-reunification-east-west-divides-persist-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"36 years after reunification, East-West divides persist | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Qib0qOhkOgs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"36 years after reunification, East-West divides persist | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qib0qOhkOgs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany is celebrating Unity Day, marking the reunification of East and West in 1990. But more than three decades later, differences in wealth, wages and political attitudes remain. The strong performance of the AfD and other protest parties in eastern Germany has renewed questions about whether the country is as united as it appears. As Germany reflects on its shared history, many are asking whether reunification is truly complete.<\/p>\n<p>#germany #unityday #reunification #dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Germany marks 36 years of unity<br \/>\n00:49 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier<br \/>\n02:12 Jenni Graham, DW Political Correspondent<br \/>\n03:23 Steinmeier warns German democracy faces renewed threats<br \/>\n06:14 How do young people view German reunification?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany is celebrating Unity Day, marking the reunification of East and West in 1990. But more than three decades later, differences in wealth, wages and political attitudes remain. The strong performance of the AfD and other protest parties in eastern Germany has renewed questions about whether the country is as united as it appears. 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