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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 17 > Germany’s Green Party elects ethnic Turk to lead it

Germany’s Green Party elects ethnic Turk to lead it

By Judy Dempsey / The Bulletin
November 17, 2008

BERLIN — The Green Party, one of Germany’s main political parties, has elected the son of Turkish immigrants to its top political post, the first time any party here has chosen a leader with such a background.

The election Saturday of Cem Ozdemir, 42, represents a major....

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