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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I feel extraordinarily well after the campaign. But we can't be so sure before an election.
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I feel myself confirmed in ensuring on behalf of our country that there is in the next four years a stable government under my leadership.
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I can think of a recent disaster that shows what happens when a country neglects its duties of state towards its people.
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I am certain that Turkey will continue along the path of reforms, ... It is not right to distance ourselves from this now.
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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 am the last one who is not disappointed about us not reducing the unemployment to 3.5 million, ... but the reasons for that are in the world economy and are not homemade.
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I am very sorry about this, ... But it can not be allowed to have any consequences, any negative consequences on the building of a stable government.
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Certainly no one wants to hide that we have had different opinions ... But that is the past. Now our joint objective is that we come to a stable, democratic Iraq.
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To all those who try to fight this in the Anglo-Saxon media I say look at the others - they are far better off than you are,
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this war will come to a speedy conclusion to keep the number of victims and casualties as low as possible.
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With great happiness, I have learned of the capture of Saddam Hussein. I congratulate you on the successful mission,
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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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Turkey has fulfilled all its promises. Now it is time we honor ours,