Merkel's rival to meet Macron in Paris on Thursday


  • World
  • Saturday, 15 Jul 2017

Martin Schulz of the SPD Party poses for a picture in front of the Brandenburg Gate after Germany's parliament legalised the same-sex marriage in Berlin, Germany June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) leader Martin Schulz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron for talks in Paris on Thursday, a party spokesman said on Saturday.

Schulz hopes to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel in a Sept. 24 election, but the centre-left party has lost momentum in the polls after making gains initially following his nomination in January.

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