(Source: here ) "Berlin - Christian Wulff and Joachim Gauck In this battle, that looks this Wednesday then in 1244 representatives of the parties choose in the Federal Assembly the new President, the tenth in the history of this country -?. And millions of other citizens of Germany to see as without their help Horst Köhler successor is determined, which has always seen itself as a citizen-president. " writes today mirror. The
, unfortunately not open, competition between Wulff and Gauck was quickly forgotten once more to hook to why this strange at all is present, history and pregnant early presidential election tomorrow, Wednesday. The cause was, formally remains opaque and seemingly spontaneous withdrawal Horst Koehler, Merkel and Westerwelle the stuff peppered his feet. Allegedly the result of a somewhat irreverent criticism of the opposition to his rather careless remarks about the factual-political background of such wars in Afghanistan.
Now Köhler, although none of the usual policy veterans in the Presidential Palace, but certainly not a wimp in the first heavy criticism immediately raises the gun to parliament. Shortly after his resignation I suspected that there was probably another reason importantly "In particular, Keller did not have the pleasure to greet god-August to play for the Chaos force under Merkel and Westerwelle, whose sole responsibility is legislation on the edge of Verfassungmäßigkeit wave to the same rows by. ". He is not even the first president who resigned. Even Lübke did, however, for health . reasons and a time generously planned date
Kohler's resignation was against it from a completely different character: Immediately, without notice, without warning and the chancellor peppered only minutes before on the table the first time had an interim president will be taken to the Office is not vacant. to leave. An unheard of some importance, perform an operation to a non-political professional one we never would without sufficient reason. The former World Banker, and after more than 5 years long political president pro, Horst Köhler does ever see at all. Not because of some silly comments Boulevard.
Ironically, representatives of the CSU, the goodness to my astonishment, with some regularity to let lie government loyalty and sometimes even left yet to overtake him on the verge, now give pepper to the hard edible hares believes "Gauweiler that there must be other reasons. Köhler was an experienced man, and I have previously endured criticism. He wonders whether, Köhler of the Federal Government was pressured out - not because of the interview. But the biggest challenge of the Federal Republic - the euro crisis. .. Focal point for Gauweiler the speed with which the euro rescue parachute was brought up to 147.6 billion euros by the Bundestag and Bundesrat. This happened in a single day, 21 May On the same day landed Köhler - at the end of his trip to Afghanistan - late at night in Berlin. The next day, a Saturday, Köhler signed the law. Clock by 16 enforcement reported dpa. So fast was never such an important project had been brought. "From a serious examination but can be no question," says Gauweiler. In his letter to Keller, he asks for even "? Is it really true that you had no constitutional objections to this procedure can you have signed free will in such an unusual parts of the law and shall issue"
also Hans- Olaf Henkel, former head of the Federation of Industry agrees, at Mr. Gauweiler. He had spoken briefly with Kohler under such trip to Afghanistan "early June, Henkel had been sitting in the ARD-talk show at Sandra Maischberger.. It was about Koehler's resignation, Henkel spoke about the emergence of the euro rescue screen and said: "There's really what happened, you have to call it almost a coup." As was the 148-billion program "in the morning by the Bundestag, was chased in the afternoon by the Federal Council, and the next day - maybe had - the President, the sign already." . That, said Henkel, "the only acceptable reason for a resignation would be"
Of course this apparent process is denied , quoting the mirror more inconsistencies to Kohler's return from Afghanistan, which were documented by Gauweiler office. " On 21 May, when Kohler was still in the air, announced the APN news agency, Keller was already made out the law and issued an order for the promulgation of Federal Law Gazette. On Saturday morning However - Koehler is now back in Berlin - brings out the agency, a correction: Köhler check the law "but still". Quotes a spokesman of the Presidential Office, was that "accidentally" sent out on Friday was a confirmation. ... What happened in the meantime? "Does it really, that was even considered the legal instrument to bring to you at the airport for you to have the same sign there," asks Gauweiler Koehler in his letter .... He has also made a request to the Federal Government . Three quick questions to resign. One was: Whether the Federal Government the Federal President "pressured or forced" have the law immediately after sign on his return from Afghanistan on Friday night? "
exciting, then, whether Koehler eventually his true motives expressed or rather, perhaps honestly perceived reasons of state, also preferred the fog of secrecy.
Now is tomorrow then the hasty to re-election to. It quickly found one for the government coalition maximum convenient candidate. A political pro and party soldier, the one more accommodating for the upcoming billion-and trillion shifts credit for. Not only embarrassing, but really would be dangerous because of the opposition candidate, civil rights activist and pastor Gauck . Not so easy to bend and a Democrat, of democracy is not absorbed by the breast milk and has long since digested, but one of these has produced fresh and brave.
him sympathies so fly not only from the opposition but also from the government coalition. In theory, his election would be possible, because in the Law on Election of President says the paragraph BPräsWahlG § 7. "Article 46, 47, 48 Section 2 of the Basic Law to the members of the Federal Assembly shall apply for immunity matters of federal jurisdiction, the by the Bundestag or its relevant committee rules adopted in immunity issues are governed accordingly. The members of orders and instructions not bound " And the states referenced Basic Law Article Basic Law Article 46: ." A deputy may not prosecuted at any time because of his vote or for any speech he has done in the Bundestag or one of its committees, judicial or disciplinary action or otherwise be held outside the parliament to account. "
Despite this clear legal position, the members of the Federal Assembly shall be taken into coalition force and prevented effectively in a free decision. The applied pressure is enormous, and caught dissenters may be in doubt be sure never back to their party a foot on the floor to get. to risk and thus, ultimately, immaterial or material benefits, and even income and pension entitlements. Even though it is officially formulated in any document so ever, it is a fact. The parties determine the candidates in advance, a practiced since the fifties, the process never went wrong, is virtually inevitable because of the pressure group is an open violation of the constitution, which unfortunately never led to serious complaints before the Constitutional Court. The course and the outcome of tomorrow's vote is therefore also a live test of the state of our democracy. Whether there is still hope, or whether the coup of the financial oligarchy is no alternative.
"no alternative", the Word they will hear often from Berlin.
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