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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Voters have decided for renewal of their country without giving up social cohesion,
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We had to explain to voters that we can only maintain our social welfare system if we reform it,
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Anyone who wants to defend the European social model must ensure that the German-French relationship remains intact.
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for the Social Democrats to be the strongest party.
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What is clear is that our policy will be continued -- the policy of renewing our country in order to make social systems safe from crises and fit for the future, the policy of openness of our country, the policy of self-confidence in foreign policy, ... I stand for this policy.
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Social Democrats will never tolerate that. ... What is being said on the right will destroy solidarity. That is our task on September 18. We have to prevent this.
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I feel I have a mandate to ensure that in the next four years there will be a stable government in our country under my leadership, ... There will be no coalition under her leadership with my Social Democrats.
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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.,