LAFONTAINE AND SHROEDER ADDRESS JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE BUNDESPRESSEKONFERENZ

BON35:GERMANY-SCHROEDER:BONN,28SEP98 - Photographers and newsmen surround Social Democrats (SPD) Gerhard Schroeder (R) and party leader Oskar Lafontaine before the two addressed a joint news conference at the Bundespressekonferenz September 28. In Sunday's election Schroeder became the first opposition candidate in post-war history to defeat a sitting chancellor. ns/Photo by Reinhard Krause REUTERS