WATCH: 1,200 Furious German Students Revolt at University of Cologne Over Elite School!

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A high-profile visit by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the University of Cologne erupted into a massive campus revolt on Monday, as an estimated 1,200 student protesters fiercely confronted the head of government over structural education cuts, corporate elite influence, and federal defense spending. The demonstration, organized to target the inauguration of the newly established Adenauer School of Government, rapidly escalated into localized skirmishes outside the venue, prompting riot police to deploy a heavy security cordon and detain several far-right alternative media streamers associated with AfD Cologne-Nippes and Reichweite. Student leaders and anti-war activists vehemently condemned the new research institute, which is funded by a 10 million EUR annual grant from the billionaire Reimann family's Alfred Landecker Foundation, accusing the administration of prioritizing elite private networks and state militarization over public academic resources. While Chancellor Merz’s ad

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