Article: Schroder and Merkel try to win undecidedsChallenger leading in polls as they face each other in debateCAMPAIGN 2005

Article: Spot the argument: Germany's foreign-policy debate.(Gerhard Schroder espouses the German Social Democrats' new foreign policy, which is closely aligned with the official government's policies)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US);  September 5, 1998 ;     700+ words ...BONN AS GERHARD SCHRODER, the Social Democrats' candidate for the chancellorship...of the president's time as was the Social Democrats' previous candidate for the top job...well as left, shows just how far the Social Democrats have moved to adjust their foreign...

Article: Left unsettled: Germany. (Social Democrats weak contenders against Helmut Kohl)
The Economist (US);  July 8, 1995 ;     700+ words ......Judging by the state of the opposition Social Democrats, he may have to. After 13 years in...left that looks exhausted. Though the Social Democrats know they must do something exceptional...state, could just as easily drag the Social Democrats down as lift them up. Not surprisingly...

Article: German Social Democrats slip again.
United Press International;  October 11, 1999 ;     270 words ...BERLIN, Oct. 11 (UPI) The Social Democrats, the party of German Chancellor...40 percent of the vote. The Social Democrats, stinging from a string of...coalition partner with the Social Democrats, with 10.5 percent. The Social...

Article: Twitchy nostrils. (West German Social Democrats) (Europe)
The Economist (US);  May 20, 1989 ;     700+ words ...West German Social Democrats Twitchy nostrils FROM OUR BONN...government on the rot. The opposition Social Democrats love it. For them the coalition...off the scent of victory. The Social Democrats owe much of their revival to...

Article: Social Democrats to try for E. German coalition
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 4, 1990 ;     307 words ......strongest political force. The Social Democrats voted earlier Tuesday, after a long and noisy debate, to hold the talks, aimed...renewed Communist Party. Social Democrats said they would enter...interim president of the Social Democrats, Markus Meckel, said there...consensus" ...

Article: Kohl's Opposition Self-Destructs Again; Germany's Social Democrats Sink to Lowest Popularity Since 1949
The Washington Post;  September 29, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Only a year ago, Germany's Social Democrats seemed ready for prime time. After...and a new eagerness to govern. The Social Democrats barely fell short in last October...an image of woeful confusion, the Social Democrats have sunk close to a postwar low in...

Article: After defeat, what's next for Denmark's Social Democrats?
AP Worldstream;  February 9, 2005 ;     543 words ......Dateline: COPENHAGEN, Denmark The Social Democrats' defeat in Tuesday's election is a...public opinion, Mogens Lykketoft, the Social Democrats' leader, acknowledged the party faced...parliament. The opposition bloc, led by the Social Democrats, had garnered 44 percent, and were...

Article: Danish opposition party may end alliance with Social Democrats following weak polls
AP Worldstream;  April 7, 2006 ;     233 words ......could abandon its tandem with the Social Democrats and team up with the present government...Helle Thorning-Schmidt, leader of the Social Democrats who last year vowed she would bring...indicating a shrinking support for the Social Democrats. The Social Democrats and ...

Article: Bonn's Social Democrats Edge Toward the Center
The Washington Post;  March 20, 1988 ;     700+ words ......said. In the clearest sign yet of the Social Democrats' new approach, the party's best-known...the waters, Vogel arranged for the Social Democrats' executive committee to endorse a watered-do...political masterstroke. It underlined the Social Democrats' growing pragmatism while ...

Article: Social Democrats Divided by 2 Visions
International Herald Tribune;  December 9, 1997 ;     700+ words ......political desert, Germany's Social Democrats would like to believe...to power in 1933, the Social Democrats are confident they can...party's own making. The Social Democrats have always been torn...pragmatists. The emotional debate is gathering new intensity...to many ...

Article: Germany's Social Democrats struggle to digest prospect of Chancellor Merkel
AP Worldstream;  October 7, 2005 ;     648 words ......Dateline: BERLIN Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats are bargaining for a strong position...in the Sept. 18 election. But many Social Democrats have rejected the idea of supporting...Merkel as chancellor would be if the Social Democrats won an exceptionally good deal in...

Article: A little left music: Germany.(Gerhard Schroder of Germany's Social Democrats is forming a coalition of the political left prior to the September 1998 election)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US);  May 30, 1998 ;     421 words ......prime minister, Gerhard Schroder-the Social Democrats' man for the chancellorship-does not...issues. Mr Lafontaine has been the Social Democrats' chief opponent of business-friendly...constitute a shadow cabinet . If the Social Democrats were to win only a narrow majority...

Article: Germany's Social Democrats struggle to accept prospect of Chancellor Merkel
AP Worldstream;  October 7, 2005 ;     687 words ......Dateline: BERLIN Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats are bargaining for a strong position...Merkel as chancellor would be if the Social Democrats won an exceptionally good coalition...on Sunday." Merkel insists that the Social Democrats recognize her right, as the leader...

Article: Sweden's Social Democrats elect first woman leader
Xinhua News Agency;  March 18, 2007 ;     187 words ...Sweden's Social Democrats elect first woman leader STOCKHOLM, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Sweden's Social Democrats on Saturday unanimously chose Mona...top priority facing her and the Social Democrats is to regain control of the government...