German anti-Trump attracts votes

berlin - Angela Merkel is no longer untouchable. The fresh SPD candidate for the chancellorship, Martin Schulz, going even beyond her in the polls. He is the German voter popularity, and also benefits the left side of an unprecedented catch.

The former President of the European Parliament gives its ruling party wings. ' I am chancellor, 'he stated bluntly this weekend. In Berlin, the SPD increased within a week from twenty to nearly thirty percent of voters favor. Merkel's Christian Democrats are only four percent higher.

According to a poll half of our eastern neighbors would choose the former bookseller directly, while the experienced Merkel only get a third of the votes. The hype for Martin Schulz creates headaches for her CDU, because he knows disillusioned voters back to bind to the SPD.

Especially since the bespectacled beard wearer does not mince words. ' Donald Trump is extremely dangerous for democracy, 'Schulz told Spiegel. Trump would with extreme right-wing ideas and advisors jeopardize the security of the Western world.

Merkel, however, has the German elections in September, the duty to remain diplomatically against Washington. Schulz, who supports Merkel's generous refugee policy, called right and EU-critical parties such as, Alternative for Germany 'straight' rat catchers'.

The ex-mayor says that Trump EU and wants to destroy the European single market. Schulz's foreign policy is as simple as controversial: he wants to cooperate more.

Meanwhile, getting the SPD, which sank ever further in recent years, every week thousands of new members again. Because of the euphoria is now referred to as a true Schulz-effect. The new leader wants to put the worker at the center of his campaign. Who would ever have lost more purchasing power and social security in recent years.

Merkel yesterday with Horst Seehofer, the leader of sister party CSU, began a two-day conclave to see how they can stop the SPD.