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Comment: Gauck for president!
A year before the Federal Assembly convenes to act upon a new President to choose a running debate over a second term for Joachim Gauck. You should be completed quickly, says Marcel Fürstenau.
A year is Joachim Gauck as the highest representative of the Republic of Germany in all over the world. At least a year, because he might for a second term of office will be elected. That should be in politics and society influential Boulevardblatt “image” right, ist the former GDR civil rights activist again. Supposedly out of duty – because of the refugee crisis with all its consequences. This also includes the strengthening of the political right margin. The growing radicalisation in word and deed must be such as Gauck particularly startling. The pastor from Rostock 40 years, so more than half of its previous life in a dictatorship have lived.
The reference to his age – Gauck was three weeks ago, 76 – is at the same time, the only serious Argument against a second term. Yet the President seems still so fresh,
as for his choice at 18. March 2012. Gauck, who is physically and mentally in the best shape. Gauck is in the population popular. Gauck is in the (most) parties are popular. He was by Conservatives, social Democrats, Greens and liberals are elected. And the most representative of this broad political spectrum, would do it again, as in Berlin’s government district to hear.
Please no awkward candidate search!
There is, therefore, solely to Gauck himself, to explain. He should – with all due restraint – soon. It would have to him, the parties be of help to you, by the reigning German head of state again as a joint candidate to propose. It is a lot of evidence that the sought-after of the Please descendants would. This would have benefits for all Involved. The political establishment and the Public would remain the sometimes agonizing search for a convincing, non-partisan candidates to save.
DW-Hauptstadtkorrespondent Marcel Fürstenau
It suffered the presidential election, already often because it is too obvious and clumsy, only to the strategic interests of individual bearings went. Where this may lead, showed up in terrifying ways when Gaucks zurückgetretenem
Predecessor Christian Wulff. The lower Saxony CDU-Prime Minister put down in the relatively young age of 51 years, his Post down, in order to become a successor to the hapless and also former Federal President Horst Köhler. Already Wulff’s freestyle had something’s unworthy.
A credible Bürgerpräsident
Gauck, however, has the image of the sovereign head of state in his first four years, new glow. His Credo, as Bürgerpräsident to understand, has nothing Anbiederndes. His Vita shows it as authentic, credible man of the common people. In the GDR is not revolutionary, but certainly not opportunistic followers. Gauck is free from the sometimes musty smell of partisan politics. As co-founder of the New forum he was part of the successful GDR opposition movement in the autumn of 1989.
In the German unification process, opposed it as a member of the “Alliance 90” plans to Helmut Kohl’s Stasi files in the Giftschrank to get stuck. With his tenacity, he qualified automatically for the all-important Executive chair in the shortly thereafter created the Stasi records authority. Ten years, he led this for the internal peace of Germany, so important to authority with great care. Ten years of Federal President Joachim Gauck could Germany also do well.
Gauck, who can listen, talk and judge
His previous record as a head of state is a positive one.
The purpose of the first trip abroad was to Poland. So he appreciated the “Land of freedom”, from which decisive impulses for the democratization of the European Eastern bloc had gone. His life theme of freedom is the great constant in Gaucks years. Coupled with the ability, the German historical responsibility guiltily, but also confident and credible to embody. So he did it during his state visit in Israel soon after his election in 2012 or last year during the visit of important concentration camps memorials, including Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
Of course, there is also criticism of Gauck. For some of us, his plea for more military responsibility of Germany in the world much too far. But here, too, he remains true to his Convictions and does not depend on the expectations of the supposed majority. With this attitude, he is the ideal man for another five years as President. In a time, in Germany, in light of the refugee crisis a massive Integration services needs. Gauck, who can listen. Gauck, who can talk. Gauck, who can judge. He is the Right one for a partially frightened population from Old and new inhabitants. No long debates, please! Gauck for president!
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