Candidate for the Federal Chancellors of Germany from the Social Democratic Party who won the parliamentary elections of the Social Democratic Party (SDPG) to conquer the pan-European leadership. This was stated in a conversation with “Tape.ru” Leading Researcher of the Center for German Studies of the Institute of Europe RAS Alexander Kamkin.
According to the scientist, Scholz will be included in the role of a political leader at least one or two years. “He has experience in the party structures, and in the Cabinet of Ministers, but there is almost nothing at the pan-European level, so he will need a certain time to conquer authority,” he appreciated.
Kamkin noted that so far Scholz will be mastered, French President Emmanuel Macron can try to take leadership positions in Europe. At the same time, the political scientist pointed out that the German policy is “good chances”, since he has all the necessary data: sufficient charisma, assertiveness and ability to be an unbiased technocrat.
Previously, the German political scientist Alexander RAR suggested that Germany could lose leadership positions in Europe after the departure of Angela Merkel from the post of federal chancellor. According to the scientist, the future chancellor from SDPG Olaf Scholz will be in a weaker position than Merkel, since only 25 percent of voters voted for him. He indicated that the policy would be difficult to get comfortable and continuing the course of his predecessor.