Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder; born 7 April 1944) is a German politician, and served as Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. As a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor he served as Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. Following the 2005 federal election, which his party lost, after three weeks of negotiations he stood...
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There is no reason whatsoever for a party like the SPD to relinquish any of its claims as long as it's not clear if the two parties want to negotiate with each other,
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You don't seriously believe that as things stand my party would respond to an offer from Frau Merkel in which she says she wants to be chancellor,
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This is not about my prerogatives and absolutely not about me as a person, ... It is about my party's prerogative for political leadership and only the party leaders can decide on that. I will accept any decision. I do not want to stand in the way of a development that allows the continuation of the (economic) reforms I initiated and the formation of a stable government in Germany.
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Do you really think my party would take up an offer for talks from Frau Merkel?
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Do you honestly believe that my party will enter talks with Mrs. Merkel if she says that she wants to become chancellor?
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How can such a party lead the nation?
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We will never tolerate any splits or divisions in society,
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We are both of the opinion, and the French president said that quite clearly yesterday, that one can never accept it when it is said that war is unavoidable,
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The rules on using official planes were followed, ... That which is of a private nature is between two grown-ups and should not be part of a political debate. Shots are being fired here that are not appropriate.
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These children were full of hope and full of joy on their way to a holiday,
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These challenges can only be mastered together. With great expectation, I see our continued cooperation on the basis of the close friendship between Germany and the United States.
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The successful development of our continent will rather be based on the principles of inclusion, balancing of interests and active participation in European integration.
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(The United States) and Russia have a joint responsibility to continue nuclear disarmament and we must fight against a new arms race. And we find that the president's suggestions really should be considered and they should be considered by NATO and Russia and also in the U.S.,
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I stated my concerns, the concerns being that one must be very careful that any process does not trigger a renewed arms race,