By Stefan Sasse
Thomas de Maizière appointed new Defense Minister . The Personnel was finally yesterday the hottest candidate. It is thought right to be able to see a pattern: de Maizière, the large scale clean Merkel. As Interior Minister he has had to sweep up the pieces left by four years Schäuble and with a quiet but made no great impact others, but friendly and unobtrusive internal politics. Now he must sweep up the mess with; Guttenberg the left, and bring all the glamor and the poses, the Court stated that the office, the ongoing reform in dry towels. He is the ideal person for it - and so was his appointment is the only serious choice that Merkel had
hope no one can give as popular and effective publicity of the Tom Cruise of Defense.. Ultimately, however, any successor will have to be measured by Guttenberg. No wonder then that the first candidate Ramsauer has turned down the same, before he could be asked. Each CSU-man could have just looked pathetic just about every clumsy misstep would have laughed more than at the time of Franz Josef Jung. The Ministry of Defence to give to a reputable pussyfooter as de Maizière was therefore a tactically smart move. No one is seriously trying to compare his public appearances with those of Guttenberg, and that he can move behind the scenes, stripping it has proved sufficient in four years, the Federal Chancellery. He will pass through without much public the transformation of the Bundeswehr to a professional army.
For Merkel, the course is good because it will provoke an open wound PR-los. For this they must occupy the new Ministry of Interior, probably with a CSU-man. De Maizières legacy here the martial declaration of war against enemies of cyberwarfare, the focus of the Ministry of the Interior is currently on network policy. From de Maizière one has since seen very little - which speaks even more for its efficiency - but it is likely that the CSU (which one, well, very sharp network profile) to refer to this field primarily the mockery of the Internet community and their will draw attention. The Merkel should not even be wrong, because their focus is elsewhere these days certainly
Last of Guttenberg's resignation and the de-Maizière Personnel is further enhanced by a different minister. Guido Westerwelle. The outer shaft suffered so far Guttenberg's self-representation and under massive appearance, the often presented himself as by foreign ministers - most strikingly in Davos, where Westerwelle was pushed completely to the edge. Westerwelle loses the battle for foreign policy headlines its main competitor is likely to be particularly in view of the revolutions in North Africa and Arabia, clearly present and harvest so that the fruits of their restraint in recent months in terms of Hartz IV and other bullying by but his approval ratings yet the Secretary of past approaches - and also secures its position as the FDP leader. The resignation could Guttenberg Merkel in this way a new stability and redirect the focus of attention completely missed. It will be interesting to see whether this strategy works. A coalition break, however, or even a serious crisis can be well seen as unlikely.
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