WEST GERMANY: ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN BONN INTENSIFIES AS POLLING DATE APPROACHES.

Record ID: 347344

  • Title: WEST GERMANY: ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN BONN INTENSIFIES AS POLLING DATE APPROACHES.
  • Date: 19th September 1969
  • Summary: 1. GV BONN 0.05 2. GV STREET SHOWING ELECTION POSTERS 0.08 3. SV MEN PASTING POSTER OF SPD PARTY (2 SHOTS) 0.16 4. CU PLACARD OF SPD POSTER, WILLY BRANDT AND LOCAL CANDIDATE 0.19 5. CUPAN DOWN OF POSTER SHOWING KIESHINGER OF THE CDU PARTY 0.24 6. CU POSTER OF ADF PARTY 0.27 7. LV STREET SCENE AND PICTURE OF SPD PARTY PAN TO
  • Embargoed: 4th October 1969 13:00
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  • Location: BONN, WEST GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA4HBLG8JNR2INPYNO1F4SHOWGK
  • Story Text: STREETS IN THE WEST GERMAN CAPITAL OF BONN ARE FESTOONED WITH PLACARDS AS THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE COUNTRY'S GENERAL ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 28 ENTERS ITS FINAL STAGE. THE ELECTION MIGHT WELL CAUSE A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN WEST GERMANY'S POWER STRUCTURE.

    A RECENT PUBLIC OPINION POLL SHOWS AN INCREASING SWING AMONG VOTERS TOWARDS THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (S.P.D.).

    THIS POLL SUGGESTS THAT THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS HAVE BUILT UP A LEAD OF NEARLY SEVEN PER CENT OVER THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS (C.D.U.) AND ITS SISTER CHRISTIAN SOCIAL UNION PARTY (C.S.U.) -- WHICH TOGETHER DOMINATE THE PRESENT GRAND COALITION GOVERNMENT.

    THIS WOULD CREATE AN ENTIRELY NEW SITUATION IN WEST GERMAN POLITICAL HISTORY, WHICH HAS SO FAR BEEN DOMINATED BY AN UNBROKEN SERIES OF VICTORIES FOR THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS.

    YESTERDAY, WEST GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER FRANZ-JOSEF STRAUSS CLAIMED THAT THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS UNDER CHANCELLOR KURT GEORG KIESINGER WERE NOT FIGHTING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN HARD ENOUGH.

    HERR STRAUSS LEADS THE CHRISTIAN SOCIAL UNION PARTY WHICH IS BASED IN BAVARIA.

    BUT HERR STRAUSS ADDED THAT HE BELIEVED THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN -- AT LEAST IN BAVARIA -- HAD LESSENED THE CHANCES OF THE EXTREME RIGHT-WING NATIONAL DEMOCRATS GETTING INTO PARLIAMENT.

    THE OPINION POLLS SUGGEST THAT THE MINORITY PARTIES CONTESTING THE ELECTIONS WILL RECEIVE RELATIVELY SMALL RETURNS.

    ONE RECENT SURVEY INDICATES THAT THE FREE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL RECEIVE ONLY 5.8 PER CENT OF THE VOTES, WITH 3.4 PER CENT GOING TO THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATS, AND 0.8 PER CENT TO THE REFUGEE PARTY. OTHER PARTIES, INCLUDING THE EXTREME LEFT, ARE ESTIMATED TO RECEIVE ONLY 2.1 PER CENT OF THE VOTES.
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