Pulse measurement of the Insa Polling Institute on behalf of Sunday Picture shows German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock as the most popular member of Olaf Solz’s government.
54% of respondents state that the politician of the Greens “does a good job”. A 28% rate its performance as “bad”. According to the same poll, in Second place with 51% comes also the Green Minister of Economy Robert Hubeckwhile the Third Place occupied by the Social Democrat Minister of Labor Hubertus Hill. And the chancellor? It is in 7th place, just behind the Minister of Agriculture.
“In times of war it shows empathy”
In a long front page article entitled “Where is this government headed” Sunday Welt columnists attempt to interpret the Burbok’s popularity. “Generally“note,”It has never been particularly difficult for foreign ministers to have good (popularity) rates. They flew all over the world, shook hands, signed agreements, showed a friendly face. The sympathy bonus was inherent in their post. In fact, at the time when Bonn was the capital of Germany, an “anecdote” was created. Berbock’s predecessor, Hans-Dietrich Genser, is said to have been so busy that he once met himself on a plane over the Atlantic. However, the popularity of Burbok is not self-evident. As Genser flew around the world with a checkbook to buy out Germany’s non-participation in the 1991 Gulf War, the current Secretary of State must to explain to the Germans about arms supplies and prepare them for uncertain times in Europe. For a Green politician it is not fairytale duties, but a real horror“.
The two columnists recall the “misfortunes“at the beginning of her election campaign as the Green candidate for chancellor, the dirty campaign she received on social media and the party’s mediocre election result and they continue: “Berbock’s success has two main reasons. First, it shows genuine interest in foreign policy, something that no one can claim about its predecessors, and secondly, in times of war it shows empathy, inwardly and outwardly“. The article also inevitably compares Chancellor Soltz. “Olaf Solz reacted angrily to the cancellation of an invitation from Kiev to the German President of Germany to visit Ukraine and to date has refused to travel to the Ukrainian capital, Burbok is welcome there, in Poland and in the Baltic countries. Recently, the photo of a meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba shows the two tightly embracing. It was not directing, but true closeness. “Burbok moderates the harsh criticism that Ukraine sometimes lends to the German government.”.
