If the turning point fails, Scholz fails

Chancellor Olaf Scholz

His mistake with Christine Lambrecht will have a long lasting effect.

(Photo: dpa)

Berlin Personnel decisions under Chancellor Olaf Scholz are reminiscent of a papal election. Like all the cardinals who are traded and don’t end up becoming heads of the church, so all the ministerial candidates who have been given chances get nothing. In any case, hardly anyone had Boris Pistorius as the new defense minister on their list. The chancellor caused a surprise with the personnel decision. However, he also had that in 2021 when he put Christine Lambrecht on the post.

First of all: The election of Pistorius gives reason for hope. The chancellor could hardly afford another mistake of this magnitude. The damage caused by Lambrecht is too great. For the country and for the chancellor himself. Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, Olaf Scholz’s political fate has been linked to the turning point he proclaimed. The chancellor will be measured by their implementation. If the turning point fails, Scholz fails.

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