The leader of Germany's SDP now has the tough task of convincing voters he is capable of coming up with the goods
German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's political fate may well depend on whether he can convince his countrymen of his rosy economic view. With the German national election looming in September, Schroeder looks increasingly vulnerable each day. His Social Democratic Party is seriously lagging the opposition, which consists of an historical alliance of the Christian Democrats and a Bavarian counterpart, the Christian Social Union. According to this week's Stern magazine, Schroeder's party trails the alliance by 8%. Data from the Forsa market research firm shows support for the Social De...
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