BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder vowed not to give up his post without a fight after his party was pipped by Angela Merkel's conservatives in a tight election, setting the stage for weeks of political turmoil.
Energised by a vote that put them just three parliamentary seats shy of Merkel's conservatives despite forecasts of a blow-out, Schroeder's Social Democrats said they were ready to talk with everyone on forming a new government.
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