Press Statement by Chancellor Schröder on the Judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court

Chancellor Schröder

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen! With its decision today, the Federal Constitutional Court has definitively cleared the way for early elections. It has, thus, fully confirmed my view and that of the federal president. Today's decision is an important further development of the 1983 judgment of the Federal Constitutional Court.

It is now clear: Voters will select a new federal parliament on September 18. This was my aim from the start. It is about validating my reform policy, a policy which is making Germany stronger without calling social cohesion into question. Our country needs to revitalize itself at home and it needs to position itself self-confidently abroad, to position itself as a medium-sized power that advocates the peaceful resolution of conflicts in this world.

For that, I need a new mandate and, at the helm of my party, I will vigorously fight for precisely that. Thank you!

August 25, 2005

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