German chancellor calls for early national election
Musicians perform at a party celebrating CDU's victory over the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in elections in the key state of North Rhine-Westphalia at the headquarters of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, capital of Germany, May 22, 2005. Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) suffered a heavy defeat in the North Rhine-Westphalia elections on Sunday.German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called for early national elections this autumn Sunday evening.
A Christian Democratic Union (CDU) supporter drinks beer at a party celebrating CDU's victory over the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in elections in the key state of North Rhine-Westphalia at the headquarters of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, capital of Germany, May 22, 2005.
A man watches live TV broadcast of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder who proposes holding early national elections at the headquarters of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, capital of Germany, May 22, 2005.