Der Spiegel (Dirk Kurbjuweit) on Merkel and Schulz:

"What differentiates him most from Merkel is his passion. Schulz has a true passion for Europe and he has always fought passionately on behalf of this challenging project."

Read the article here.

I'm a fan of Schulz, but I do hope that Merkel will win. And what's more: Schulz proves that relentless support for the EU is not political suicide.