Schulz Lays Out Plans to Topple Merkel in 2017 Election
- Social Democrat Schulz takes pro-EU stance for German election
- Says Germany can’t stand by if main export market falls apart
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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s main election challenger said nationalist forces are out to destroy the European Union, posing an unacceptable risk to the integrity of Germany’s main export market.
Martin Schulz, the Social Democratic candidate seeking to topple Merkel in Germany’s vote on Sept. 24, cited U.S. President Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration meeting with former U.K. Independence Party leader Nigel Farage as evidence of forces arrayed against the EU.