Eastern voters deal new blow to Schroeder, far-right makes gains
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BERLIN : Fringe parties including the far-right made strong gains in two former communist eastern states as voters dealt fresh electoral blows to German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democrats amid ire over his economic reforms.
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Germany's far-right look set to enter the parliament in an eastern state after Sunday's regional polls.
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Voters in two east German states angry over high unemployment handed a rebuke Sunday to Germany's two biggest parties, giving big gains to far right and former Communist groups, television projections showed.
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Parties on the fringes of Germany's political spectrum have been given an eager reception in the depressed east ahead of state elections this weekend, luring voters with a mix of xenophobic standards and new complaints over plans to reduce much-needed benefits.
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Far-right parties made their strongest showing in six years in German state elections on Sunday, as voters reacted against the governing Social Democratic Party after sharp cutbacks in welfare benefits.
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By Erik KirschbaumSCHWERIN, Germany - A far-right party won seats in a regional parliament in eastern Germany on Sunday, profiting from a weak economy there and mounting anger toward Chancellor Angela Merkel's ...
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Far-right parties made their strongest showing in six years in German state elections on Sunday, as voters reacted against Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der&#39;s governing party after sharp cutbacks in welfare benefits.
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Voters in two struggling east German states had a chance to voice their discontent Sunday over high unemployment and social welfare cuts in elections expected to give a boost to extreme-right and left-wing ...
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Germany's far-right looks set to enter parliament in an eastern state after voters go to the polls in regional elections.
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East Germans gave a strong boost to far-right groups and the former communists in two state elections, punishing the countryâs biggest mainstream parties for the regionâs high unemployment and cuts in social programs.
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Germany's far-right looks set to enter parliament in an eastern state as voters go to the polls in regional elections.
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BERLIN - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his Social Democrats have suffered a stinging loss in the western state of Saarland in the first of several regional elections whose outcome will measure the political price of unpopular cuts in social welfare
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats suffered a new beating at the polls scoring around 30 percent in elections in the German state of Saarland, according to exit polls.
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German voters handed Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a fresh setback in elections in the small western state of Saarland today, reflecting public anger over his drive to cut into the country - s cherished network ...
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Germany&#39;s mainstream political parties were sharply rebuffed yesterday when voters in two regional elections in formerly communist East Germany handed extremists their best results in years.
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Voters in two struggling east German states had a chance to voice their discontent Sunday over high unemployment and social welfare cuts in elections expected to give a boost to extreme-right and left-wing parties.
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BERLIN Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der of Germany suffered stinging losses Sunday in the first of several regional elections whose outcome will influence his hope of re-election in two years&#39; time.