German Greens choose centrist duo for election campaign

In this Nov. 12, 2016 file photo party chairman Cem Ozdemir, left, and parliamentary faction leader Katrin Goering-Eckardt talk during a party convention of the Green party in Muenster, western Germany. Germany’s traditionally left-leaning Greens on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 chosen the two centrists to lead them into this year’s election, in which the party could be a key to forming a new government.