The Australian
"US, Britain want Schroeder out
Peter Wilson, Europe correspondent
September 17, 2005
A SENIOR European Union official took the unusual step yesterday of saying publicly what US President George W.Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have said only privately: that they hope German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is voted out of office tomorrow.
The EU's powerful competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, said she wanted to see conservative opposition leader Angela Merkel elected as chancellor, treading into domestic political turf that foreign politicians usually avoid.
Ms Kroes, a former Dutch politician and businesswoman, said she preferred Ms Merkel because she was a woman and Europe needed more female leaders."
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