Gerhard Schroeder Lead Quotations

It's not just enough to have the will, it's a question if she's able to stand up to a powerful partner. She hasn't and that's why she's not capable to lead Germany,

I feel I have a mandate to ensure that in the next four years there will be a stable government in our country under my leadership, ... There will be no coalition under her leadership with my Social Democrats.

This is not about my prerogatives and absolutely not about me as a person, ... It is about my party's prerogative for political leadership and only the party leaders can decide on that. I will accept any decision. I do not want to stand in the way of a development that allows the continuation of the (economic) reforms I initiated and the formation of a stable government in Germany.

I want to win a confirmation of my (financial) reform policies that can lead Germany to new strength.

I will not stand in the way of anything that would lead to a continuation of the reform processes that I started, and a stable government in Germany,

We assume that would lead to there being sufficient energy reserves in the market and, second, we would wish the pressure on the prices of oil products to be lessened,

How can such a party lead the nation?

I see a military option a high-grade danger, ... Therefore I can certainly rule out that a German government under my leadership would take part in one.

has made clear its will to lead this country in government.