Martin Schulz. 'Robin Hood'Many see Schulz's move as a frontal assault on the Schröder reforms pushed through at the beginning of the century. "Martin Schulz changes the course of the Social Democratic Party to the left". The "Schulz effect" has pushed Germany's two great traditional parties neck-and-neck again. A poll published Sunday by the Bild am Sonntag newspaper gave the SPD 33 percent support - one point ahead of Merkel's party.

Source: The Local February 21, 2017 14:17 UTC