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  Schröder Sticks to Leadership Claim
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Last EditedUser 13  Sep 26, 2005 06:58pm
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News DateSunday, September 25, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionChancellor Schröder on Sunday resisted mounting pressure to step aside to break the political deadlock gripping Germany following an inconclusive general election one week ago.

Schröder said he saw no reason to relinquish his claim to a third term as German leader, despite his Social Democrats (SPD) losing the election by a narrow margin to conservative challenger Angela Merkel's Christian Union alliance (CDU/CSU) in the September 18 poll.
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