It took weeks for Olaf Scholz to act. After frenzied discussions between his Green and Liberal ministers, the Social Democratic Chancellor finally decided on October 17 in favor of extending the activity of the last three active nuclear power plants in Germany until the spring of 2023. wanted neither the Greens nor the FDP.
“How to interpret the act of authority carried out by the Chancellor the day before yesterday? On this subject, the debate is still going strong”assure The mirror. The German leader resorted for the first time at “Guideline Competence”, a legal provision that allows it to set the guidelines for government policy. “A skillful shot” for some, a decision that illustrates “the catastrophic state of the coalition” for others.
In a country where the culture of compromise is king, “the Chancellor’s act caused a great surprise”explains the public channel WDR. If the chancellor has the right, according to German legislation, to decide in the face of the differences of his ministers, the predecessors of Olaf Scholz had remained very vague on their use