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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We had to explain to voters that we can only maintain our social welfare system if we reform it,
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Those who want that must, according to our system, vote for the SPD, ... That will also happen.
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I am counting on the last 14 days, that is the decisive time when undecided voters make up their minds.
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I will in due course put forward a motion, in accordance with Article 68 of our constitution, so that a vote on July 1, 2005 can take place,
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Voters have decided for renewal of their country without giving up social cohesion,
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Think about bringing grandma and grandpa with you -- but only if they're going to vote for the SPD.
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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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This shows that we are well-advised to work with Russia as a partner to combating worldwide threats.
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We always said that the regime of Saddam Hussein does not correspondent to democracy and human rights... but you cannot solve such problems with military means.
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Without the democratization of Yugoslavia, there will be no Western support for reconstruction,
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This will be a co-operation built on a common foundation. It will be fair, ... We have hard times in front of us and we're going to make it together.
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This will be a cooperation built on a common foundation. It will be fair,
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This requires a government that makes this its priority and I am very sure that such a government will emerge in the form of a grand coalition.
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We assume that would lead to there being sufficient energy reserves in the market and, second, we would wish the pressure on the prices of oil products to be lessened,