Martin Schulz challenge disintegrates as SPD gets lost in Merkel’s shadow

German election: Enshrouded in working-class myth, the SPD leader is destined for opposition

Tue, Sep 19, 2017, 01:00

Derek Scally in Braunschweig

Martin Schulz, chancellor candidate of the German Social Democratic party (SPD): mood has changed since March as voters are likely to reject the 61-year-old, his party and manifesto as credible agents of change. Photograph: Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty Images

Martin Schulz, chancellor candidate of the German Social Democratic party (SPD): mood has changed since March as voters are likely to reject the 61-year-old, his party and manifesto as credible agents of change. Photograph: Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty Images

Ahead of Sunday’s federal election in Germany, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) rally looks right at home in front of the palace in Braunschweig.

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