The government statement has a firm place in the history of politics. The encyclopedia of the Federal Agency for Civic Education states: “The government declaration (R.) as a declaration of intent by a newly formed government has a long tradition that goes back to the times of liberal constitutionalism in the 19th century. If one understands it even more generally as a programmatic opening on the occasion of entering public office or an important political function or even as a trend-setting speech on the occasion of a drastic event, then there may be lines of origin that go far beyond parliamentarianism to the prehistoric and early times of the political.”
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