Joachim Gauck has ended up as the agreeable guy to be the next President of Germany.
What you should know about the guy? Well....he's not really a political figure of sorts. In the old East Germany days...he was a minister and respected for his human rights standing. After the wall came down, he was probably amongst the ten most popular East German figures at the time.
When the former President Wulff was in the running for the job.....Gauck was the number two guy....supported by the opposition parties. So it was kind of easy for Chancellor Merkel to go back and bring his nomination back.
His negatives? I doubt if anyone can find much of anything. He's not the type to be looking for a 500k Euro house, or ask for special discounts. I'm pretty sure he's capable of living off a meager minister's salary. He is 72 years old and you can figure that he has a couple of minor health issues.....but anybody that can last four years would be appreciated at the current time.
The only curious thing? He's openly confessed and pretty honest about the fact....he just isn't a member of any party, and hasn't really been that political in his life. If you had gone up to him in the 1970s and said he might one day be President of Germany.....he would have laughed you out of the room. I'm guessing that his wardrobe attire is that of any regular minister, and Frau Merkel might have take him shopping for a couple of new suits, and insist that he get a good pair of shoes.
And if clothing is the worst you can say about a guy.....then he's probably a pretty good choice.
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