There is a long chain of diametrically opposed positions, not least on social issues.

I think it's quite clear that both sides come into this process with diametrically opposed positions from the outset. It's going to be a very hard process to bring them together.

With Merkel in the chancellor's office, social progress and a sensible policy on climate change will be obstructed.

Her position on these things should be exactly diametrically opposed to what she's been espousing.

The figures are so diametrically opposed and so far removed from each other, that the Opposition is calling for a thorough examination followed by a full explanation of the differences.

We are not taking positions on these issues. Our goal is to educate, not persuade.