Schultz is a senior politician, but he has always kept a low profile and is rarely concerned by the outside world. He is currently Merkel's deputy prime minister. He is 63 years old, but he and Merkel belong to different political parties. Schultz is from the Social Democratic Party. Schultz is not a popular candidate for German Chancellor. Merkel has always wanted to support Rachel of the same political party. Moreover, Rachel is also regarded as an ideal successor to Merkel. Prior to this, the German Defense Minister once became Merkel's successor, but she finally gave up.
After the election, Schultz once fell behind Rachel and Berber, a candidate from the Green Party. However, in the second half of this year, Schultz became the German Chancellor, and his support rate continued to rise. Because his theme is fairness between people and society, this slogan has been supported by voters.
In 20 18, Schultz became Merkel's deputy prime minister and concurrently served as finance minister. Mayor of Hamburg from 20 1 1 to 20 18. From 2009 to 20 19, Schultz served as the vice chairman of the Social Democratic Party.
Schultz was born in the northwestern city of Osnabrü ck, Germany, and he grew up in Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany. Scholz graduated from the Law Department of Hamburg University. Scholz joined the Social Democratic Party at the age of 17, because Hamburg was a colony of the German left. 1998, 40-year-old Schultz was elected as a member of the German Federal Parliament. Just this year, Schroeder of the Social Democratic Party formed an alliance with the Green Party, and Schroeder became the German Chancellor.
Scholz spent a lot of time working in the Social Democratic Party. He served as secretary-general of the party and later as vice-chairman of the Social Democratic Party. Schultz has been following Schroeder. Schroeder is also a law major with a political background.
Scholz has both political party leader experience and served as mayor, so he has rich political experience and resume. After Merkel was elected, Schultz also served as German Minister of Labor and Social Affairs from 2007 to 2009. During Merkel's last term, Schultz once again served as deputy prime minister and finance minister in Merkel's government. It is this position that makes Scholz the most popular German politician, with a public opinion support rate as high as 50%. This is rare in Germany.
Some people say that Schultz was elected because of Merkel's aura. If you don't serve as deputy prime minister and finance minister, you can't be elected. Although there is some truth, Scholz did win the support of the people. He once said to the people, "People all know what kind of person I am". The meaning is clear, and everyone understands his real public interest.
It is reported that Schultz is sometimes like Merkel. She has always kept a low profile in German politics and is also a very pragmatic person. It is said that the candidates recommended by the Social Democratic Party did not hold intra-party elections at all, and they all unanimously recommended Schultz to stand for election. People from the Social Democratic Party also campaigned for Scholz under the slogan "Scholz can solve problems".
At the beginning of the election, no one was optimistic about Schultz, because his support rate was not as good as that of Rasche of the Coalition party. However, Lachter made a low-level mistake. When Germany was flooded, Rachel made a speech. But after he finished, he snickered and was photographed by the media, which made the people very dissatisfied.
Schultz, on the other hand, had no negative news, and many achievements were remembered by the people when he served in the government. For example, when he was German Finance Minister, the minimum wage system he advocated was welcomed by the people, which laid the foundation for his later election.
Some people think that Schroeder supports Schultz's election. Because Schultz has been very close to Schroeder. Schroeder also had a good reputation in Germany, but he lost to Merkel in the end. Schroeder is a senior politician of the Social Democratic Party and will definitely support Schultz. But the point is that Scholz did it. His election is more due to his low-key and calm, he is practical and truly pragmatic for the people.
As for Schultz's election, people think that he can no longer create Merkel's glory. In fact, Merkel made history. First of all, Merkel is a woman, and she is from East Germany, so she can enjoy international experience in Germany. Most importantly, Germany has made brilliant achievements under the leadership of Merkel. Even Rachel from the Coalition party can't surpass Merkel.
At present, since Schultz's vote rate does not exceed 30%, he needs to form a joint cabinet with other parties. It is said that this process is very long, less than half a year. Then in the next few months, Merkel will continue to serve as prime minister. Merkel also experienced this long time to form a cabinet.
Schultz comes from the Social Democratic Party, which is a center-left political party, and many strategies are not to the taste of the United States. Merkel's party is center-right, and the United States doesn't like it very much.
According to foreign media, Schulz will continue Merkel's China policy after becoming prime minister, which means that he will be friendly to China. As a politician brought out by Schroeder, Schroeder was friendly to China during his tenure, and Schultz could not be tough on China. Therefore, this is what the United States is worried about.