Germany. Bavaria, Munich. German Federal elections held on 5th October 1980. The campaign battle between Helmut Schmidt of the Social Democrats and Franz Josef Strauss of the Christian Democrats. The variuos Strauss insults failed to erode Chancellor Schmidt's lead in the polls. The Chancellor portrays Strauss as a dangerous neo-fascist, and Strauss accuses the Chancellor of being a Marxist who has plunged the nation into debt.

Chancellor Schmidt campaigning in Munich.

1980