Schröder faces crucial reform vote

German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will today face a vote in the German Parliament which will determine his political destiny.

The Bundestag will vote on crucial proposals, known as Agenda 2010, to reform the labour market and boost the ailing German economy.

The Chancellor has in the past been threatened by internal revolt in his own Social Democrat-Green government coalition because of reforms which, for example, would merge unemployment benefit with social welfare benefit - res...