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- Former Chancellor Angela Merkel urged citizens to fight for democracy before regional elections.
- She delivered the appeal on Saturday at an event in Berlin, DPA reported.
- AfD leads polls for the September 6 regional parliament election in Saxony-Anhalt.
- Merkel said the party now dominates political discussions from morning to night in Saxony-Anhalt.
- She warned the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become a pan-German phenomenon.
