"Özdemir poised to be first Turkish German to lead a major party
Published: 5 Sep 08 08:49 CET
A European Parliament deputy looks set to become the first politician of Turkish origin to head a major German political party.
Cem Özdemir, 42, appeared poised to become one of the opposition Greens co-leaders after his rival for the post, Volker Ratzmann, withdrew his candidacy because he is expecting a child, the party said in a statement on Thursday."
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