WEST GERMANY: FOREIGN MINISTER BRANDT LOOKS LIKE BEING NATION'S NEXT CHANCELLOR

Record ID: 343131

  • Title: WEST GERMANY: FOREIGN MINISTER BRANDT LOOKS LIKE BEING NATION'S NEXT CHANCELLOR
  • Date: 29th September 1969
  • Summary: VOTES BEING COUNTED; NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION REACTION; KIESINGER AND BRANDT APPEAR BEFORE PRESS. Initials TS/VS/BOB/ES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 14th October 1969 13:00
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  • Location: BONN, WEST GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA29KSDDAC33R2KJPCVTPSJSNKW
  • Story Text: FOREIGN MINISTER WILLIE BRANDT TODAY TOLD WEST GERMAN PRESIDENT GUSTAV HEINEMANN THAT HE WILL SEEK THE CHANCELLORSHIP OF THE GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING SOCIALIST GAINS IN YESTERDAY'S ELECTIONS. IN THE ELECTIONS, THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AND THE FREE DEMOCRATS BETWEEN THEM WON AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY.

    AS SOON AS THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION BECAME CLEAR, HERR BRANDT AND HIS SOCIAL DEMOCRATS BEGAN INFORMAL TALKS WITH THE SMALL FREE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ON POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIP.

    THE 12-SEAT MAJORITY IS ONLY ONE LESS THAN HERR BRANDT HAD SAID WOULD BE NEEDED TO FORM A GOVERNMENT TO RULE WEST GERMANY FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

    THE NEW ALLIANCE, IF IT IS FORMED, WILL FORCE CHANCELLOR KIESINGER'S CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS INTO OPPOSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEST GERMANY'S 20-YEAR HISTORY.
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