Today it is about the wild mood swings in German politics.
To the G7 meeting in Great Britain.
And the euphoric start of the European Football Championship.
How is the candidate for chancellor doing?
The fast pace of the discourse
, the fluctuation of moods and approval ratings in German politics
is breathtaking
.
A few weeks ago journalists and politicians from the CDU and CSU speculated whether the Union would swap its candidate for chancellor after the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt.
Söder instead of Laschet.
At that time the latter sank into public malice, to many he looked like the saddest figure in German politics.
The soaring of the Greens and of
Annalena Baerbock
just started.
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Chancellor candidate Baerbock
Photo: FILIP SINGER / EPA
After the election in Saxony-Anhalt, nobody speculates anymore about replacing Armin Laschet.
In comparison, it suddenly seems even more likely that the Greens would replace their candidate for colleague Robert Habeck.
At least that's what my colleague Bettina Gaus recommended yesterday.
Baerbock does not believe in this proposal.
Above all, the
irritation about income
that the candidate for chancellor did not
report
to the Bundestag administration in time and
"sloppy" information in her résumé
(Baerbock interview) have recently badly damaged her candidacy.
Your approval ratings are shrinking.
The hype surrounding Martin Schulz lasted much longer in 2017.
The Green Party congress
begins today
.
Actually, the big question was how the leadership would deal with the thousands and thousands of grassroots amendments, most of which push for a more left-wing, more radical and even more concrete program.
But now the main question is: How is the ailing chancellor candidate doing?
And for us journalists: how crazy is this nervous up-and-down reporting at the speed of a minute?
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Boris, the hope clown
Prime Minister Johnson
Photo: Tolga Akmen / AFP
Those who mean well to humanity can
only keep their fingers crossed
for
Boris Johnson
for the
G7 summit of
major industrial
nations that begins today
.
Even if it is a bit disturbing that high hopes are associated with a man who has so far been more of a clown than a state leader.
But fate sometimes has a fine sense of irony.
No less than the two biggest questions facing (current) mankind will be on the table during the three-day meeting in Cornwall in the south-west of England:
climate change and overcoming the pandemic worldwide.
To protect the climate, everything would be necessary that at least host Johnson has not yet stood for: the will to be a role model.
And the willingness to take back yourself for the benefit of others.
And be it the future generations.
As for the pandemic, Johnson wants leaders to commit to providing vaccine to the world by 2022 at the latest.
That’s still a long way off.
And it wouldn't be an altruistic act either.
Because it is already noticeable that the big seven only want to work for the rest of the world when the supply of their own privileged societies is assured.
Nevertheless, a
late engagement for the fellow world citizens would be better than none at all.
In this respect: good luck, Boris!
If he did turn out to be a responsible politician, the world would certainly not mind.
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A tiny summer fairy tale?
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National coach Löw
Photo: Christian Charisius / dpa
I have to admit: I've never started a World or European Football Championship with less enthusiasm.
The
EURO 2020
, which should have taken place last year but could not take place due to Corona,
starts
at exactly the right time: Summer is here, the number of cases is falling, outdoor catering is open, the continent is gradually awakening from the Corona lethargy.
So today it starts with the
opening game between
Italy
and
Turkey
at 9 p.m. in Rome.
I'll take a look at it and hope that the long-hoped-for ease that has often accompanied tournaments like this will soon set in: moments of distraction, sinking into the magic of the game, hoping and worrying in good company.
Few would mark the dawn of a new era better than a tiny summer fairy tale.
And since my favorite country Ireland unfortunately couldn't qualify for the tournament this time, I'll keep my fingers crossed for Jogi Löw's team without being distracted.
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Winner of the day ...
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Pope Francis (center), Cardinal Marx (left, archive image)
Photo: - / dpa
... are the Munich
Cardinal Marx and Pope Francis
.
Reinhard Marx had asked the Holy Father to be released.
Because he was ashamed of the way his Catholic Church dealt with the many cases of abuse - and because he had the feeling that at least someone had to take on "joint responsibility" for the "catastrophe of sexual abuse by church officials in recent decades."
If others don't.
With his resignation, Marx wanted to set an example, while some colleagues, whose behavior would actually have required a withdrawal, continue to cling to office.
(Greetings to Cologne!) That was a strong signal.
An equally strong signal is that Pope Francis does not want to dismiss one of the reflected and guilty from his team.
The morally badly damaged Catholic Church in Germany would have left that to those who have far too little awareness of problems and injustice.
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I wish you a happy Friday,
Your Markus Feldenkirchen