Word: stratmann
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...changed. In the end, they got what they wanted: a central strip of 27 seats between the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats. Then came the new session's opening speech, given by former Chancellor Willy Brandt. A Bundestag tradition, such speeches are strictly ceremonial. Greens' Deputy Eckard Stratmann broke protocol, however, by demanding equal time, claiming that "the extraparliamentary movement has been given a new voice." He was roundly rejected...
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