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Germany's president resigned
MOST fallen leaders are remembered for what brought them down. Horst Köhler will be remembered for the downfall itself. On May 31st he resigned as Germany’s president, saying that critics of accusation of him violating the spirit of the constitution and remarks he made about military deployments failed to show “the necessary respect for my office.” He left Schloss Bellevue, his official workplace, on the spot, without waiting the 30 days needed to name a successor.
Although the German president has few real powers, Mr Köhler’s sudden departure caused a bombshell in germany, piling additional pressure on coalition government led by Angela Merkel, which is already beleaguered by sagging popular support and the crisis of Euro area. He was selected for presidency in 2004 by Mrs Angela Merkel and the FDP’s chief, Guido Westerwelle. A civil servant who became head of the International Monetary Fund, Mr Köhler possessed neither political wiles nor oratorical brilliance. He was popular with ordinary Germans, but did not inspire them as some earlier presidents had done. His final undoing was an interview he gave on returning from his first visit to Afghanistan. A country “of our size and with our export orientation” must sometimes deploy troops to protect its economic interests, for example open trade routes he said. For many Germans, who oppose foreign military expeditions on any grounds, this smacked of gunboat diplomacy. Some accused the president of contradicting the constitution, which forbids Germany from going to war alone. Federal and state representatives are to be gathered for Federal assembly on 30th june to elect a new president. __________________________ .jpg) Horst Köhler was President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1998 to 2000 and head of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) from 2000 to 2004 before elected as President of Germany from 2004 to 2010.  Angela Merkel is the current chancellor of Germany. She has been the chairman of Christian Democratic Union, UDC, since 10 april 2000 and chairman of the Christian Social Union, CSU, parliementary coalition from 2002 to 2005  Guido Westerwelle is a German liberal politician, currently serving as foreign prime minister and has been the chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany __________________________ Germany President's resignation __________________________ After Thoughts: Even though the public criticise on the president's decision on the military deployment, i personally don't think that should be enough to cause the president to resign from its post. After all, the moment he chose to become the candidate of the next president, he should know and be prepared to situation like public outcries, protests, criticism and other problematic issues. No matter how badly the public criticise, a president who vow to govern and rule the country to stability, prosperity and harmony should never quit. Fortunately, there're chancellors or prime ministers of Germany that could still help to stabilize the country and keep the citizens from being panic or chaotic as they have lost the head of the country. I hope they could soon find a better replacement for the presidency. Labels: Chandra |
Monday, June 7, 2010
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