tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post5171799687609058287..comments2023-09-09T14:46:37.354+02:00Comments on Julien Frisch: German President Köhler resigns - Will it impact German EU policy?Julien Frischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-39529984112725449842010-05-31T21:28:41.862+02:002010-05-31T21:28:41.862+02:00the voters are tired of politics, now the politici...the voters are tired of politics, now the politicians are getting tired too? There has been a whole wave of resignations: Lafontaine, Koch, Köhler. Whose next?:)liisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-39346225537295852802010-05-31T16:24:54.216+02:002010-05-31T16:24:54.216+02:00The "not-so-important" was meant especia...The "not-so-important" was meant especially seeing him in line with figures like Rau or von Weizäcker.<br /><br />Köhler was integrative because he didn't have a political pre-history and because he didn't have the habits of a classical politician and I appreciated that.<br /><br />But his actual influence and relevance for the German system after the decision to accept the resignation of the Schröder-government in 2005 were not so great, especially not when looking at the impact on German EU policies.Julien Frischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-35715085615230477612010-05-31T16:08:20.579+02:002010-05-31T16:08:20.579+02:00I disagree with regard to the "not-so importa...I disagree with regard to the "not-so important" president. Certainly he didn't have any official power in decision-making, but many people perceived him as one of the few politicians with a vision. Who of the current CDU politicians could replace such an integrative figure?Andréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964083958627359931noreply@blogger.com