A new position had to be found for the Green Party’s failed foreign minister, so the German diplomat Helga Schmid—who had actually been earmarked for the role and had already been “negotiated” for it at the UN—was sidelined. The replacement was carried out with typical Green Party empathy.
Brave:
"Annalena Baerbock ousted top German diplomat Helga Schmid in the nomination for President of the UN General Assembly.
Helga Schmid had been designated by the German government as the candidate for the post since September 2024 and was regarded as an internationally respected expert (including as a former OSCE Secretary General).
The decision to nominate Baerbock instead of Schmid was sharply criticized by critics such as former top diplomat Christoph Heusgen and Sigmar Gabriel; Heusgen called it an “outrage.”
Germany’s reputation in the EU and Europe is steadily deteriorating. Then, on the day before the vote, our “lying chancellor” publicly boasted that the German government and diplomatic corps—and he himself in particular—had worked intensively to ensure the election would be a success, as it always had been.
A new position had to be found for the Green Party’s failed foreign minister, so the German diplomat Helga Schmid—who had actually been earmarked for the role and had already been “negotiated” for it at the UN—was sidelined. The replacement was carried out with typical Green Party empathy.
Brave:
"Annalena Baerbock ousted top German diplomat Helga Schmid in the nomination for President of the UN General Assembly. Helga Schmid had been designated by the German government as the candidate for the post since September 2024 and was regarded as an internationally respected expert (including as a former OSCE Secretary General).
The decision to nominate Baerbock instead of Schmid was sharply criticized by critics such as former top diplomat Christoph Heusgen and Sigmar Gabriel; Heusgen called it an “outrage.”
Germany’s reputation in the EU and Europe is steadily deteriorating. Then, on the day before the vote, our “lying chancellor” publicly boasted that the German government and diplomatic corps—and he himself in particular—had worked intensively to ensure the election would be a success, as it always had been.
Well! Pride comes before a fall.