A reminder of how long ago it was when a new SPD Chancellor came into office.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZSB4FJxi8o
And how different (very different) the Presidency was back then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BuI1RJup9I
Schroeder the Reformer had a very different style than the reserved East German scientist Merkel. Or as some would call it - a public personality. He has garnered the moniker Mr. Olympic (or Audi Man or Lord of the Rings) in Germany since he accomplished getting married for the 5th time in 2018 - 5 rings, get it. His 2015 Biography is an overwhelming 1000 pages.
A reminder of how long ago it was when a new SPD Chancellor came into office.
And how different (very different) the Presidency was back then.
Schroeder the Reformer had a very different style than the reserved East German scientist Merkel. Or as some would call it - a public personality. He has garnered the moniker Mr. Olympic (or Audi Man or Lord of the Rings) in Germany since he accomplished getting married for the 5th time in 2018 - 5 rings, get it. His 2015 Biography is an overwhelming 1000 pages.
Janine Wissler & Dietmar Bartsch are running as equal-in-stature, co-chancellor candidates for the Die Linke as are Alice Weidel & Tino Chrupalla for the AfD. Is there a way to display both duos above?
Janine Wissler & Dietmar Bartsch are running as equal-in-stature, co-chancellor candidates for the Die Linke as are Alice Weidel & Tino Chrupalla for the AfD. Is there a way to display both duos above?
If charisma was an issue in this election, the Greens would have maintained their lead through the spring. Scholtz comes off to me like a male Merkel who happens to wear a red tie; Laschet just wears a blue one. My money is just on CDU/CSU and SPD switching spots in a grand coalition, though a spell in opposition for one of the major parties probably wouldn't be a bad thing.
If charisma was an issue in this election, the Greens would have maintained their lead through the spring. Scholtz comes off to me like a male Merkel who happens to wear a red tie; Laschet just wears a blue one. My money is just on CDU/CSU and SPD switching spots in a grand coalition, though a spell in opposition for one of the major parties probably wouldn't be a bad thing.
Whatever the outcome, experts expect the negotiation process to take some time.
“I don’t think we’re going to get it done quickly. In all honesty I don’t think we’re going to get a new government quickly,” Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING, told CNBC Monday.
He said Merkel could still be in office by Dec. 17, which would mean she beats the record held by Helmut Kohl as Germany’s longest-serving chancellor.https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/germany-election-whats-next-after-gridlock.html
Whatever the outcome, experts expect the negotiation process to take some time.
“I don’t think we’re going to get it done quickly. In all honesty I don’t think we’re going to get a new government quickly,” Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING, told CNBC Monday.
He said Merkel could still be in office by Dec. 17, which would mean she beats the record held by Helmut Kohl as Germany’s longest-serving chancellor.
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