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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It was a task that did not have anything to do with military conflict, ... There is no reason to question the mission.
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It will happen, ... The basics have been decided. It could go very quickly but there's no definitive timetable.
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It's self-evident that we support the American bid,
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I'm in favor of the two main parties coming together.
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It's most regrettable that the far right has become so strong.
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I say 'yes' to pressure on Saddam Hussein ... but I can only warn against playing games with war and military intervention,
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Without a new mandate my political program cannot be carried forward,
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It is completely unfair that a bus driver will pay as much as a millionaire,
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That would be against the law, ... I will not tolerate that at all.
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I can understand when many individuals, in view of the horror of the images that one cannot look at daily, tend toward denial,
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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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With grief and outrage, I have heard of the terrible attacks in Madrid this morning. I am horrified at the high number of deaths and injured. I ask you to convey our sympathy to the victims' families and the Spanish nation. Those who were injured, I wish a speedy and complete recovery.