国际英语资讯:Merkels CDU, President Steinmeier make appeals to avert German re-elections
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 21-- <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span>-<span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avert">avert</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chancellery">Chancellery</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Altmaier">Altmaier</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Jamaica">Jamaica</span>" <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 24 <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="election">election</span>," <span word="Altmaier">Altmaier</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="ZDF">ZDF</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stab">stab</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="FDP">FDP</span>) <span word="which">which</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midst">midst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="Re">Re</span>-<span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 92 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (108 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Spiegel">Spiegel</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>.</p><p><span word="German">German</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span>-<span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="similarly">similarly</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="factions">factions</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="SPD">SPD</span>), <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="obliged">obliged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="good">good</span>.</p>
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