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Olaf Scholz at »Brigitte live« on Wednesday in Berlin: »My life was different from my internal clock«
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He prefers to run without music and would like to sleep longer than the job allows - SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz gave a glimpse into his private life in the series of talks "Brigitte live". The woman who would have shaped him the most was his wife, the Brandenburg Education Minister Britta Ernst, said the Vice Chancellor. "I think I would be a completely different person if I weren't married to Britta Ernst." His wife is a great politician - that's why he was outraged when asked whether she would continue to work if he became chancellor.
It was also his wife who at some point gently urged him to lose weight and thus jog, said Scholz. In the small park near his Hamburg apartment at the time, he barely managed two laps - today, however, he runs several times a week. "I don't hear any music, I don't have any measuring devices on me either," Scholz said, he doesn't use a fitness app either. "And I don't really think about anything either." He's pretty quiet anyway and doesn't have to use the running to calm down. He just enjoys running and it's physically good for him.
He can sleep well and soundly - but often not enough.
"I'm a late riser, but it hasn't happened in a long time," said the candidate for chancellor.
"My life was different from my internal clock." His wife, on the other hand, is an early riser - as a pensioner he will probably come to breakfast when his wife has lunch.
Before Scholz, Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock (Greens) and Union candidate Armin Laschet gave insights into their private lives in the “Brigitte Live” conversation format.
sol / dpa
