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| | German ruling coalition nominates presidential candidate |
 | | The 60-year-old Schwan has made special contributions to the German-Polish relations and is a credible social scientist, Schroeder said at a press conference. |
 | | Schwan is currently president of the European University in Frankfurt, whichborders with Poland. |
 | | Meanwhile, Germany's main opposition Christian alliance, which groups the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Science Union (CSU), and its partner, the Free Democratic Party (FDP), have agreed on Horst Koehler, general director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as their joint candidate for presidency. |
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