Germany's Schulz Steps Up Attacks on Merkel as Poll Gap Widens
- SPD leader says Merkel blocks policies, ‘avoids every debate’
- Polls show daunting task for SPD with Merkel far ahead
German Election Heats Up Amid Tepid Campaigning
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Angela Merkel’s main challenger, Martin Schulz, sharpened his attack against the German chancellor less than five weeks before the election as his Social Democrats struggle to narrow the gap in polls that give her a dominant advantage.
Laying out his pitch in the northern German city of Bremen, where the Social Democrats have governed since 1945, Schulz called for greater social equality, slammed U.S. President Donald Trump and pledged greater public investment. The rally of over 1,000 SPD supporters was the first of at least 40 stops across the country before the Sept. 24 election.