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 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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has made clear its will to lead this country in government.
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become more complicated when ... the sovereignty of a country is violated. This is why the action in Syria is not acceptable.
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I regard myself as confirmed in office by our country and intend that there will be stable government under my leadership,
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I could name a country but the office which I still hold prevents me from doing so - but everybody knows I mean America,
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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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This country (the United States) is for the first time internally affected by war -- that is what one has to call it, I think. It is physically...and psychologically deeply wounded and the American government will have to act.
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They say they want to get rid of Saddam Hussein. They don't say that they want to apply pressure for the foreign observers to enter the country again, and that is the policy of which I said that it is wrong at this moment,
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I even have the impression that we will be positively surprised.
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Our opinion is that the sanctions that have been placed no longer make any sense and that they should be lifted as soon as possible,
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That there is turbulence at times in the parties involved is painful and not good, ... One or two have now fled abroad, or nearly fled abroad... The important thing now is to look forward. I'm sure it'll all turn out fine.
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An agreement under the British presidency would be an important signal, and I am sure that Tony Blair is fully aware of the high expectations people have in him,
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for the Social Democrats to be the strongest party.