Germany: Merkel’s Challenger Schulz Kicks Off Campaign By Bashing Trump

Schulz denounces Trump’s “misogynistic, anti-democratic and racist” rhetoric

Schulz slams Trump, populists in accepting SPD nomination | News | DW.COM | 19.03.2017

Martin Schulz has unanimously won the nomination as Social Democratic party chairman and chancellor candidate for this year’s election. His acceptance speech mixed traditional left-wing issues with attacks on populism. The mood was euphoric among SPD delegates at a special conference in Berlin as the party made the transition from former party chairman Sigmar Gabriel to Martin Schulz official.