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Tensions mount in the grand coalition German Social Democrats put forward their own presidential...

May 30, 2008
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German Social Democrats put forward their own presidential candidate By Dietmar Henning and Peter Schwarz 30 May 2008 The post of German federal president is largely of a representative nature, and the successful candidate possesses little real power. This was the case in 1969 when the election... [read full story]                    

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