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Klingbeil Calls Past Year 'Brutal,' Says He Hit His Limits

The vice-chancellor links his exhaustion to a rapid political tempo in Berlin.

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Der Politikbetrieb hat Vizekanzler und SPD-Chef Lars Klingbeil im zurückliegenden Jahr mehrmals an die Grenzen seiner Belastbarkeit gebracht. "In den letzten Monaten gab es auch mal Momente, in denen ich am Limit war", sagte Klingbeil.

Overview

  • Lars Klingbeil said the past year had been brutal and that he was at his limit at times in comments to the Tagesspiegel reported Tuesday.
  • He cited the Ampel coalition’s collapse, early elections with a catastrophic SPD result, coalition talks, a membership vote, and the SPD federal party congress as key stressors.
  • Klingbeil currently serves as vice-chancellor and finance minister in Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet while also chairing the SPD and sitting in the Bundestag.
  • He said memories of overcoming tongue cancer in 2014 help him stay calm and that he depends on sport, breaks, music, and family to keep performing.
  • He described day-to-day politics as far faster than before, pointing to a single day spanning Trump and Putin developments, a top court nominee’s withdrawal, and a decision by the chancellor not to send weapons to Israel.