Daily column: presidential affairs

What exactly is the job of a Prime Minister? Are we Stephen Weilonce he has answered this question for students, the prime is a third of the time federal politician. Just because of the Federal Council, of course. But it was also a bit like he wanted to emphasize his own importance. Finally, one can also imagine that the role of the states continues to decrease while more and more decisions are made in Berlin and Brussels.

Another leading politician, Thomas de Maiziereon the other hand, he once explained why he never wanted to be prime minister. That is why you are there represent so much had to and could only manage so little. After all, there is always a bit of a minority president in the prime minister, if you will. But, more like the federal president and not like the US president.

You sent these two Job description Now apart from each other, perhaps one could make a summary: The prime minister must rule the country one third, be involved in the federal government for one third and smile nicely into the camera for the third some – at award ceremonies, shooting festivals, mud green tours and so on.

Last Friday you could Stephen Weil Now look at completing two of those three parts of the job at the same time – and look really happy doing it (picture above). Because as the president of the USA Joe Biden last and Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier When they were back in Berlin, the country’s leaders were quickly invited to be there when one honored the other.

Because of the Federal Council, Weil and Co already had the day to block Berlin on the calendar, so an impromptu trip to Bellevue was included. And so many presidents were able to do what presidents tend to do. Each according to their own job description.

We have these topics from Lower Saxon for you today:

◼ Choice in court: Do the state elections on 9 October 2022 have to be repeated because the AfD state list was created under illegal influences? The State Court in Bückeburg is debating this today.

◼ Loans for clinics: An order from the Ministry of the Interior states that cities and regions no longer need additional loans to balance the clinics with savings elsewhere. “No more was possible,” the city council says.

◼ The economic situation in the basement: The IHK Lower Saxony has presented its autumn economic survey. The economy may need to warm up.

I hope you find someone today who will look at you the way Stephan Weil looked at Joe Biden in the photo above!

Yours, Niklas Kleinwächter