In the latest traffic light crisis, the Chancellor's compromise skills are once again in demand. This time, however, he gives the impression that his patience could be at last – especially that with Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
At the beginning of the week, Olaf Scholz reminded everyone of who he is. Some might have forgotten it in the autumnal whirl of all the papers on the economic situation that sail through Berlin like colorful leaves, written by the mission-conscious ministers Robert Habeck (Greens) and Christian Lindner (FDP). Olaf Scholz stands in the Chancellery next to the new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and says four words that are intended to provide new orientation: “I am the Chancellor.”
