Olaf Scholz saved the country from a cold winter, but delayed the reorganization of the Bundeswehr.
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A year ago the chancellor was celebrated. In his turn of the century speech on February 27, 2022, the rationalist Scholz struck the right tone. Three days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he expressed the spirit of change in a term that has long since become part of international parlance: a turning point.
In 30 minutes, the Chancellor cleaned up 30 years of misguided German foreign, security and defense policy, did not skimp on the Kremlin with grim determination and gave an unsettled population what it most urgently needed at this disturbing moment: support and orientation.
The turning point has become the fixed star of Scholz’ chancellorship. Will Scholz create the turning point, or will the turning point create him? Scholz’s tenure can be broken down to this question.
After a year, the interim balance is mixed: Scholz has proven himself as a crisis chancellor. However, he has not yet sufficiently renewed the country.
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