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| − | '''Martin Schulz''' (December 20, 1955 in Eschweiler) is German socialist politician and the current leader of the Social-democratic party SPD. He is a member of the Bundestag since 19 March 2017, before that he was one of the famous persons of the [[European Parliament|European theatre]], Schulz is a europhile which strongly support a United States of Europe, further censorship of press.<ref>https://agendaeurope.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/eu-parliament-to-censor-hate-speech-in-the-chamber/</ref> and the [[European migrant crisis]], he was the president of the European Parliament from 2012 till 2017. | + | '''Martin Schulz''' (December 20, 1955, in Eschweiler) is [[Germany|German]] [[Socialism|socialist]] politician and the current leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He is a member of the Bundestag since 19 March 2017, and before that, he was one of the prominent figures in the [[European Union]] government. He ran for German Chancellor in 2017, but he led the SPD to its worst result in German post-World War II history.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Donahue, Patrick; Jennen, Birgit; Buergin, Rainer (September 24, 2017). [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-24/merkel-wins-fourth-term-as-main-parties-suffer-historic-setbacks Merkel Chastised as Far-Right Surge Taints Fourth-Term Win]. ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved December 9, 2017. |
| | + | *Brown, Stephen (September 24, 2017). [https://www.politico.eu/article/german-spd-heads-into-opposition-after-election-pounding/ German SPD heads into opposition after election pounding]. ''Politico''. Retrieved December 9, 2017. |
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| | + | *Chazan, Guy (September 15, 2015). [https://www.ft.com/content/7a0c299e-99ed-11e7-b83c-9588e51488a0 Knives out for Martin Schulz as SPD faces Germany poll defeat]. ''Financial Times''. Retrieved December 9, 2017.</ref> Schulz is a Europhile who strongly supports a United States of Europe, further censorship of press,<ref>https://agendaeurope.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/eu-parliament-to-censor-hate-speech-in-the-chamber/</ref> and the [[European migrant crisis]]. He was the president of the [[European Parliament]] from 2012 until 2017. |
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| | + | In 2017, Schulz called for forming a United States of Europe by 2025.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Huggler, Justin; Crisp, James (December 7, 2017). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/07/german-spd-leader-martinschulz-seeks-united-states-europe-2025/ 'United States of Europe by 2025': German SPD leader names his price for joining Merkel coalition]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved December 9, 2017. |
| | + | *Deacon, Liam (December 7, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/12/07/united-states-europe-2025-demands-former-eu-president/ ‘United States of Europe’ by 2025, Demands Former EU President]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 9, 2017. |
| | + | *[https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-politics-spd-europe/german-spd-leader-seeks-united-states-of-europe-by-2025-idUSA5N1JY01W German SPD leader seeks "United States of Europe" by 2025]. ''Reuters''. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.</ref> |
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| | + | Schulz has been compared to the [[liberal]] socialist [[Bernie Sanders]] in the United States.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *John, Tara (March 23, 2017). [http://time.com/4710613/martin-schulz-germanys-bernie-sanders/ Martin Schulz, Germany's Bernie Sanders]. ''TIME''. Retrieved December 9, 2017. |
| | + | *Von der Mark, Fabian (March 19, 2017). [http://p.dw.com/p/2ZRa5 The 'Schulz effect' - A change of fortune for the SPD]. ''Deutsche Welle''. Retrieved December 9, 2017.</ref> |
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