Party hopes ‘Sankt Martin’ will bring them victory,first in Saarland on Sunday then in Germany’s federal elections in SeptemberNelson Radames-Strube is a itsy-bitsy overwhelmed by all the attention. The 14-year-old is the youngest of new recruits to the Berlin branch of the Social Democrats (SPD) and has been called on to the stage at a welcome party for the newcomers.[br]He had watched the party’s new leader, Martin Schulz, or giving a speech on television after Angela Merkel and decided to join. “I found him more convincing than her,so that’s why I’m here,” he said. “I consider he can bring order to the party and to Germany”. Related: Germany's SPD elects Martin Schulz as leader to challenge Merkel Related: Germany's rightwing AfD party struggles to manage with internal crisis Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com