Word: schr
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Social Democrats are not unhappy about Barzel's victory. An Allensbach Institute opinion poll in July gave Schröder 41% of the vote against 43% for Brandt; Barzel got only 34% v. 50% for the Chancellor. But there are those who believe that Barzel can be sold to the public, much as Richard Nixon...
...Barzel for the chairmanship was Helmut Kohl, 41, up-and-coming prime minister of Rhineland-Palatinate. Although a capable administrator, the reform-minded Kohl presented his case in a nebulous, unconvincing manner. Moreover, some Christian Democrats objected to the fact that Kohl ran for chairman in tandem with Gerhard Schröder, who wanted to be the C.D.U. nominee for Chancellor. Schröder, 61, held cabinet posts under three C.D.U. Chancellors and leads Barzel in popularity polls, but the party dislikes him because of his aloofness...