Only nine chancellors ruled the old western republic and the unified Germany in the 75 years of their history. There is no more significant political office that this country has to offer. Party power and federal power, coalition skills and statesmanship, global political foresight and daily political petty matters are concentrated in it. When he takes up his post, the Chancellor and the only female Chancellor to date become historical figures. But only very few have managed to view themselves with a critical distance on the Olympus of politics.
The verdict of the elders: Elder statesmen are missing in Germany – opinion
