German election debate verdict: Schulz didn't beat Merkel, but he pushed her into some surprise statements

摘要

Last night's highly anticipated TV debate between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz was viewed by many commentators as a last chance for Schulz to turn around the polling lead held by Merkel's CDU/CSU. Julian Göpffarth writes that it is unlikely the debate will bring about the major shift in support that the social democrats had hoped for. Nevertheless, ...