"Yes, we Cem! Congrats Mr. Ozdemir!
Cenk Alican
Wednesday , 19 November 2008
Germany`s Obama, Turkey`s Pioneer, Europe´s Elvis! Commentators and columnist of daily papers used endless synonyms to describe an event that has set benchmarks in Germany`s political and party landscape this weekend: 43-year-old Cem Ozdemir, member of the European Parliament since 2004, was elected co-chairman of the Greens at the party`s ordinary congress in Erfurt, receiving 79.2% of the delegates` votes. It is for the first time in German history that a person with immigrant background becomes the leader of a national party."
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