著者

三輪 晴啓

出版者

駒沢女子大学

雑誌

駒沢女子大学研究紀要 (ISSN:13408631)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.9, pp.227-234, 2002-12-24

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Schroder's government will continue to rule Germany for another four years as a result of a narrow victory in the general elections held in September 2001. A coalotion of the two ruling parties, the Social Democrats and the Greens, were elected over their conservative opponents. It appears that twelve years after Reunification, the German People prefer a government with middle-lefts at the helm. In the second term, Schroder, however, will face serious chalenges, both domestic and international and ranging from political to economic and social problems-- many of which still remain after more than a decade of Reunification. Among his first acts will be to take effective measures against a stagnant economy; perhaps the most important crisis facing him will be to repair the damage caused to U. S. - Germany relations by Schroder's recent speech denouncing U. S. policy vis-a-vie Iraq.