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Bonn Election May Be Cliffhanger
West Germany faces a tight vote next Sunday as the Helmuts Kohl and Schmidt battle for chancellorship. Kohl’s Christian Democrats seek a European conservative wave while Schmidt’s Social Democrats defend postwar policies, with both sides promising social programs and cautious economic plans amid a high stakes East West balance.
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