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Article: Germany's Social Democrats struggle to accept prospect of Chancellor Merkel
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- October 7, 2005
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GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
10-07-2005
Dateline: BERLIN
Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats are bargaining for a strong position in any possible coalition led by conservative challenger Angela Merkel _ but a senior official's comments Friday suggested party members would find such a deal a tough sell.
Schroeder and Merkel, along with Social Democratic chairman Franz Muentefering and Merkel's fellow conservative leader Edmund Stoiber, held secretive talks Thursday aimed at ending their three-week dispute over who will lead Germany. They aim to reach a deal by Sunday.
Their parties are aiming for a "grand coalition" of left and right because neither Schroeder nor ...