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...Schmidt falters, the Christian Democrats bid for power
...latest effort to strengthen pacifist opposition to the deployment of new U.S. nuclear missiles in Western Europe, the Christian Democratic Union (C.D.U.), West Germany's main opposition party for the past twelve years, faced both an opportunity and a challenge. The opportunity was that Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's Social Democratic Party was so badly riven by the missile issue that it might not be able to retain power until the national elections scheduled for 1984. The challenge was that the Christian Democrats would have to contend with the widespread appeal of the "peace" movement in West Germany without...
...convention showed that the C.D.U. had gained so much momentum that if a vote were held today, it would win a clear majority of 50.3%. That is a remarkable comeback for a party that suffered the worst defeat in its history only a year ago, when Schmidt's coalition trounced the conservative Minister-President of Bavaria, Franz Josef Strauss, 53.5% to 44.5%, in the national elections, winning 271 seats in the Bundestag, against a total of 226 for the C.D.U. and its companion Christian Social Union...
...Schmidt is hurt by a sputtering economy...
Last month unemployment reached a new record of 1.36 million, or 5.9%, and Economics Minister Otto Lambsdorff warned that the total could reach 2 million next year. But Schmidt's main problem is rising left-wing opposition in his party to the new U.S. missiles. The Chancellor could resign if his party does not support him on the issue at its convention next April...