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Schröder Defends Record, Hits Out at CDU

September 7, 2005

In the final parliamentary session before Germany's general election on Sept.18, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder defended his government's record and sharply criticized his challenger, Angela Merkel.

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Listen to DW-WORLD.DE's MP3 report on the final verbal showdown between the two chancellor candidates before the election.

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