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Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey), November 16, 2008
European Parliament member Cem Özdemir was elected co-chairman of the German Alliance 90/Greens Party on Saturday. Özdemir is the first politician of foreign descent to ascend to the leadership of a political party in the history of Germany.
During the congress of the party in the eastern city of Erfurt, Özdemir was elected with an overwhelming majority of 79.2 percent of the vote of delegates. 617 delegates voted for Özdemir, 107 against and 46 abstained. The other co-chairperson of the party, Claudia Roth, won 82.7 percent of the votes.
The 42-year-old Özdemir will lead Germany’s influential Green party together with Roth. Özdemir told the convention delegates Saturday he was “looking forward” to working with Roth.
The appointment makes Özdemir a rare politician who has broken the racial barriers within the Green Party and Germany itself. Özdemir became the first Turkish origin politician to win a seat in parliament and has been a member of the European Parliament for the Green Party since 2004.
The Greens were the junior partner in Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s ruling coalition for seven years until 2005.
There are some 2.7 million ethnic Turks in Germany, the country’s largest minority, representing about 3.3 percent of the population.
Speaking to the Anatolia News Agency after elections, Özdemir said they mostly wanted to represent those who were excluded from society in Germany.
“What is important for me is not my election as a person of Turkish origin but my election despite this fact. Whatever one’s roots are they can be elected,” he said. “I want to invite all to be engaged in politics. I come from a working class family. If I could achieve this triumph others may well succeed as well. Every segment is part of our society.”
Social, not ethnic difficulties
Noting that there was a social problem rather than an ethnic problem for all living in Germany, he said he wanted to deal with these social problems and represent those who faced social exclusion and the socially vulnerable groups.
In response to a question on what immigrants mean to Germany, Özdemir said “When we are talking about the problems of immigrants, we aren’t talking about problems different than those of Germans.
The school and family problems of Germans aren’t different from those of the immigrants. The Greeks and Italians have similar problems too. I find it healthier to approach such issues in this way.”
The German media also gave an important place to the election of Özdemir.
(Posted on November 17, 2008)
Germany’s Green Party Elects First Ethnic Turk as Leader
Judy Dempsey, New York Times, November 17, 2008
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 an ethnic Turkish background.
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Even though more than 2.6 million Turks live in Germany, accounting for 3 percent of the population, few have managed to make it to the higher ranks of many professions, including politics and the civil service.
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Comments
Hey, this is a kind of Obamanation. Just what many leftists in Euope have been praying for. Halleluja!!
Posted by Bobby at 6:59 PM on November 17
Of the 200-odd nations cluttering up this planet of ours, the United States is, politically speaking the fourth oldest ranking right behind Sweden, Denmark and Britain (once Great) and when the former three (no ifs about it) become provinces of Eurabia, we’ll be #1 and won’t they just hate it.
By the same token, the United States Army is the third oldest standing army in the world ranking right behind Sweden (all 6, 000 of them) and Britain (formerly Great).
E. David Litvak
Posted by E. David Litvak at 7:09 PM on November 17
There AREN’T 2.7 mil. Turks in Germany. Around 50% of the “Turkish” people are Kurds, Circassians, Arabs, Christians, etc..
There are 1,7 mil Turkish CITIZENS in Germany and app. 800.000 German citizens of Turkish origin.
Being a German citizen doesn’t make you German, being a Turkish one doesn’t make you Turkish, as well.
Posted by William Cutting at 7:21 PM on November 17
Once again we see the radial left surrender everything their ancestors have built them to an outsider to gain political power. What has happened to white people that they are hating themselves out of existence?
When our backs are against the wall, will we fight or accept the blindfold?
Posted by sbuffalonative at 7:34 PM on November 17
The greens are not a German political party. They are a faction of international communism and an anti German, anti White organization. It makes perfect sense to have an anti German, anti White as their leader. The problem is that Germans are afraid of the Greens because if they object someone will call them a Nazi. Ironically, the replacement of Christendom by marxism will most likely give rise to another incarnation of National Socialism.
Posted by Flamethrower at 11:23 PM on November 17
To whites, green is the colour of environmentalism. To Muslims, green is the colour of Islam.
Posted by Dougie at 3:56 PM on November 18
Look the photo of this guy. Is more “white” than Bush. Turks (and many turkish citizens are not turkish) are Caucasians. Race and religion are not the same issue. For instance, Tchetchens have 0% of Black heritage. English have 1%. Who is more “White”? Besides, Cristianity came from Midle East, like Islamism, and both from Judaism. Truly, Islamism became a treat to European Civilization, more due to our weakness than to is streng. We don´t Believe in our Culture. I met some Muslims that expressed more respect by our History and Civilization than the average European.
Posted by at 8:23 PM on November 18
To the anonymous poster(although obviously Turkish or something similar); Turks are an alien race to Europe. They are a combination of Ionians(Greek) but also Mongoloids from Siberia. They are not Germans. They have their own country which they sucessfully messed up to live in.
“I’ve met some Muslims that expressed more respect by our history and civilization than the average European.”
This statement is so absurd that its almost obscene.
YOU ARE NOT ONE OF US. STOP IT.
Posted by SID at 10:25 PM on November 18
They also left out the fact that at the same time the green party grows, the NPD grows by 10x more. The NPD will get their first mayors elected soon.
Posted by at 11:25 AM on November 23