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Curious dispute: Former Chancellor Schröder is now suing his ex-wife
He may not want to stand out in the rain when he is old and is therefore now suing his ex-wife Doris (l.): Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (archive photo from 2013)
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Before the district court, former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder would like to get him to stay in his current home with his current wife for life.
According to a report in the “Bild” newspaper, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder filed a lawsuit with the district court in order to obtain a lifelong right to live in the building, half of which he himself owns. The other half belongs to his ex-wife Doris Schröder-Köpf.
Nothing was known about the motives for the lawsuit. According to “Bild”, Gerhard Schröder is not at risk of being sued from the premises. According to “Focus”, Schröder could try to “secure himself” with the lawsuit, i.e. have a judge certify that he can keep his current residential rights under all conceivable circumstances.
Gerhard Schröder and ex-wife Doris separated in 2016
Attorney Paul Vogel explained in an interview with the “Bild” newspaper: “Lifelong right of residence is very comfortable. You no longer pay rent, only operating costs. Nobody gets you out – even if the second owner goes broke and has to sell his share. “
After separating from Doris Schröder-Köpf in 2016, Gerhard Schröder moved into an apartment of about 95 square meters on the first floor of the building, in which he lives with his wife Soyeon Schröder-Kim. His office is on the mezzanine floor of the building.
Employer Nord Stream
Gerhard Schröder was Chancellor from 1998 to 2005. Politically, Agenda 2010, which sought to restructure Germany’s economy with severe cuts in the social system (Hartz IV), remains politically memorable from his time in government. The reform unsettled both Schröder’s own party, the SPD, and the voters.
After the traditionally “red” North Rhine-Westphalia was lost in the state elections, Schröder headed for new elections. A controversial means to an end was an intentionally lost vote of no confidence in the Bundestag. In the subsequent ballot in September 2005, Schröder narrowly lost to his competitor Angela Merkel from the CDU. Just a few weeks after the defeat, Schröder switched to Nord Stream AG, whose largest shareholder is the Russian company Gazprom.
Sources: “Bild” newspaper (paid content), “Focus”