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Główny temat z dnia Poniedziałek, 8. Wrzesień 2008

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Social democratic reorganisation

One year before the German federal elections, the battered Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has come up with a reorganisation: Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was chosen as the party's chancellor candidate at a meeting on Sunday. Franz Müntefering, one of the party doyens, will become chairman, while Kurt Beck, the previous party leader, has stepped down. Europe's press discusses the change of leadership in Germany's oldest party.

Hospodářské noviny - Czechy

For the business newspaper Hospodářské noviny the changeover of power in Germany's Social Democratic Party comes as no surprise: "The historically poor poll results have forced the SPD to take action. Now Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Franz Müntefering, two former confidants of ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, have been brought in to end this downwards spiral. The outgoing party leader Kurt Beck, whom Germans consider too unpredictable, has been blamed for the decline. Above all they accuse him of constant manoeuvring in the question of cooperation with the extreme left at a state level. ... The SPD feels its opponents are pushing it into a corner. With her social policies Chancellor Angela Merkel is wooing away the party's voters from the centre. Meanwhile, the Marxist Left Party is successfully poaching voters from the left periphery of the SPD. In Saarland the Left has taken over the SPD in the opinion polls. The question is how to deal with these developments." (08/09/2008)

Süddeutsche Zeitung - Niemcy

For Heribert Prantl, domestic political expert at the daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, the change of leadership in the SPD has all the qualities of a putsch. "It was to be as quiet putsch, one Kurt Beck could endure with a smile. But that is a talent Beck does not have. Enough was enough for him, and that is only understandable. ... Steinmeier did not betray Beck - he simply took the reigns from his hands. He did not even try to make it look like Beck had named him as chancellor candidate, traditionally the privilege of the chairman. ... In so doing he denied Beck the opportunity of presenting the candidacy as his own decision, which would have in some way buttressed his role as party leader. ... Steinmeier, former majordomo and castellan to power-politician Gerhard Schröder, has submitted his political journeyman's piece. He acted as if Schröder had guided his hand. ... But a coup like this is a long way from making him a charismatic politician. He is as uncharismatic as Angela Merkel - and in this respect the competition between the two is highly interesting." (08/09/2008)

Corriere della Sera - Włochy

The Corriere della Sera describes the exchange of blows in the SPD as "a top-down revolution dictated by desperation. ... Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor in the grand coalition, is popular, but he lacks the support of the grass roots. He has no party fiefdom. Steinmeier is a reformer, but he is close to former chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his appointment pulls the party back into the centre after the back-and-forth course of Kurt Beck. His weakness lies in the fact that he has never been elected and has no experience in domestic politics. His candidacy means no shortage of difficulties for the grand coalition: Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Vice-Chancellor Steinmeier will face off in the 2009 elections. They must work together in government and compete against one another on the electoral stage." (08/09/2008)

Delo - Słowenia

The daily Delo comments on the impact the change in leadership in the SPD will have on German foreign policy. "A single day was sufficient to end the abundant uncertainties and speculation of the past year within the SPD. ... The decision to nominate Steinmeier as the SPD candidate for the chancellorship will lend fresh impetus to Germany's domestic politics. ... Things will get interesting particularly in the area of foreign policy, because Steinmeier and German Chancellor Merkel make no bones about their different opinions on Russia, the US and China. The Social Democrat will 'challenge' the Chancellor in the area of foreign policy and thus in a field where the Chancellor has been able to chalk up a good few successes." (08/09/2008)

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