New leaders of Social Democratic Party (SPD), Norbert Walter-Borjans and Saskia Esken, raise hands with other members during a congress of the party in Berlin, Germany December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) saved their loudest cheers at their conference this week for the 30-year old leader of the party's youth wing, as he called for more radical labour and social policies and for the SPD to believe in itself.
Kevin Kuehnert, known for his relaxed manner and for wearing jeans and hoodies, is described by German media as the power behind the throne of the SPD's new leaders, Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans, who the party conference appointed on Friday.
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