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It changed to 'Wir sind ein Volk' in November 1989, reflecting popular pressure against East/West separation and the desire for self-determination; the pun in this slogan preserves East Germnay identity and integrity at the same time as expressing a larger whole. On 28 November 1989, leading East German artists and intellectuals signed a petition 'For our country', calling for a 'socialist alternative to the Federal Republic'. However, 'Wir sind ein Volk' was taken up by the right-wing parties in their election campaign to promote immediate unification of Germany. 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