Grannies for Future: 100-year-old German enters politics.
German great-grandmother Lisel Heise's ambition to enter politics crystalised a few years before her 100th birthday, when organisers of a public hearing cut off her microphone.
"The kids really give me hope. There is a tendency in politics to favour the car industry and that's counterproductive," she said.- 'Bundles of energy' - Bock runs the political group Wir fuer Kibo , which is agitating against the established parties for more transparency and accountability."She's got a strong character and bundles of energy," he said.
Not only is Heise a political rising star but also, of course, a witness to much of Germany's tumultuous 20th century.
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