The same applied to the State elections in Saxony-Anhalt, considered as the key test before the federal elections. The CDU will present themselves as the party of Germany unity. The Chancellor said he has never believed that the introduction of the Euro made a good campaign topic. Mr Kohl also denied rumours of his resignation and replacement by faction leader Wolfgang Schaeuble. He and Mr Schaeuble will go into this campaign together, and he will not, not even perhaps, resign as leading candidate, stressed Mr Kohl.
Greens discuss petrol price again Bonn.
Within the Green party, a new discussion has broken out on their decision to aim for a petrol price of DM5 per liter within ten years. Bargaining in chemistry sector started Krefeld. Employers and unions started today the annual bargaining for the almost 600,000 employees in the chemistry sector in West Germany. This has already been rejected by the employers. Observers expect difficult negotiations.