Article: Germany's Social Democrats struggle to digest prospect of Chancellor Merkel

Article: Germany's Social Democrats struggle to accept ...
AP Worldstream;  October 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Schroeder's Social Democrats are bargaining ... challenger Angela Merkel _ but a senior ... would accept Merkel as chancellor would be if the Social Democrats won an exceptionally ... Sunday." Merkel insists that the Social Democrats recognize her ...

Article: State election gives Merkel party a boost Social ...
International Herald Tribune;  January 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... election gives Merkel party a boost Social Democrats suffer large ... gains. But the Social Democrats, who share power with Merkel on the federal ... level, the Social Democrats are still hovering ... percent, with Merkel's conservative ...

Article: Merkel's party approves German coalition agreement with ...
AP Worldstream;  November 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats and Merkel's conservative ... Nov. 22. The Social Democrats also approved their candidates for Merkel's Cabinet as ... election denied both Merkel's party and the Social Democrats a clear majority ...

Article: Merkel's party votes to approve German coalition agreement ...
AP Worldstream;  November 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... earlier in the day. The Social Democrats also approved Merkel's proposed Cabinet ... negotiations between the Social Democrats and the conservatives ... election denied both Merkel's party and the Social Democrats a clear majority, they ...

Article: Merkel's coalition is facing discontent Social ...
International Herald Tribune;  November 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... 11-15-2007 Merkel's coalition is facing discontent Social Democrats' left wing gets ... Chancellor Angela Merkel, shaken by the ... interests of the Social Democrats. Muntefering ... reasons. For Merkel's Christian ...

Article: Germany's Social Democrats veer away from ...
International Herald Tribune;  October 30, 2007 ;     626 words ... ... Germany's Social Democrats veer away from Merkel's coalition ... system. The Social Democrats under Beck ... secretary of Merkel's Christian ... common between Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats. But Beck ...

Article: Social Democrats try to sharpen profileNew chief ...
International Herald Tribune;  May 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... opinion polls.The Social Democrats are trailing Merkel's conservatives ... left wing of the Social Democrats, Beck challenged Merkel's idea of freedom ... changes,'' Merkel said.But Beck ... saying it was the Social Democrats who were driving ...