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Sunday, September 18, 2005

NewsFromRussia.Com German election: Turks follow tradition by voting for Schroeder

"German election: Turks follow tradition by voting for Schroeder

17:38 2005-09-18
Germany's Turks faced a stark choice Sunday: Angela Merkel, who says their homeland should not be part of the EU, or Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder who has long said it should.

As they voted, most interviewed said they favored Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats who, historically, have been thought of as more welcoming to Germany's immigrants than others, including Angela Merkel and the Christian Democrats. "

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