People happily toasting with their wine glasses, a look at the Franconian vines and suddenly she is in the picture – Agriculture Minister Michaela Kaniber (CSU). “Start of the 2023 vintage” is the caption under the Instagram post, along with a grape and red wine glass emoji. 209 people like it so far, an average result for a post on the Ministry of Agriculture’s Instagram profile. Politics on social media? Nothing unusual for a long time. Prime Minister Markus Söder regularly lets his followers enjoy pork knuckles and bratwurst under #söderisst. How do the Bavarian ministries actually feel about this? Instagram, Facebook and Co. are no longer new territory for them either.
From reserved to shameless: How Bavaria’s ministries present themselves online – Bavaria
