German candidates want to block Turkey from EU

Angela Merkel poses with supporters

Angela Merkel poses with supporters Source: AAP

German chancellor Angela Merkel says she will ask the European Union to call off membership talks with Turkey amid rising tensions between the two countries. She made the comments as she faced her main challenger, Martin Schulz, in a television debate three weeks ahead of a general election on September the 24th.



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