Schroeder's Party Routed in German Vote
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German voters handed Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a stinging defeat in elections Sunday in the small western state of Saarland, reflecting public anger over his drive to cut into the country's cherished network of social programs.
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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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Voting ends in the German state of Saarland, with exit polls predicting another  defeat for the Social Democrats.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s party has halted an 18-month run of poll disasters by avoiding a fresh slump in local elections on Sunday, but will still need to make giant leaps to win a third term in 2006.
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Voters in two states in Germany's ex-communist east go to the polls on Sunday, expected to hand bitter losses to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats and strong gains to far-right parties.
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Voters in the German state of Saarland have delivered another punishing defeat to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democratic Party.
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Gerhard SchrÃ¶der faces defeat tomorrow in the first of a string of German regional elections. Voters were expected to punish the chancellor&#39;s welfare reforms that triggered mass street protests.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats suffered fresh losses in elections in two former communist states as parties from the extreme right and far left posted strong gains.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democratic Party is likely to lose elections in four of Germany&#39;s 16 states this month as voters protest welfare cuts and rising unemployment, according to opinion polls.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's  Social Democrats slumped to their worst result in 44 years in  the western state of Saarland on Sunday as voters punished the  party for its painful economic reforms.
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"They handled the Poles well but they probably underestimated the damage done in Poland by the Schroeder government."  May replace failed EU constitution UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL BRUSSELS -- Germany ends its presidency of the European Union with a major achievement in the agreement on a new treaty to replace the failed ... via World Peace Herald
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A professor who vehemently opposes wind power has dealt a blow to Germany's powerful Green lobby after winning nearly a fifth of the vote in key regional elections.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democratic Party lost support in two state elections in the east of the country as voters facing benefit cuts turned to groups with socialist and nationalist agendas.
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"They are split over whether to defend Schroeder's reform policies or move to the left. It is an extremely tough dilemma."  Nearly two years after Gerhard Schroeder exited the political stage, his Social Democrats are struggling to fill a void left by Germany's charismatic former leader and come to terms with his legacy of economic ... via Reuters UK
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A far-right anti-foreigner  party has embarrassed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a  regional election in her home state and delivered a wake-up  call to her 10-month-old government.
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Germany's main neo-Nazi party made inroads in regional elections in Chancellor Angela Merkel's home state while her conservatives suffered a crushing defeat in the capital, results have shown.
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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.