Merkel visits flood victims in western Germany
Politicians can use crises to their advantage
Merkel cannot be accused of this since she is not standing in this year s elections. But many of the politicians who have visited the areas most affected by the floods in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia including the German president, the three candidates running for chancellor, ministers, and state ministers could face such accusations. Crises such as this are often seen as deal makers or breakers.
Political scientist Gero Neugebauer from the Freie University in Berlin told DW that in such crises, ruling parties had a clear institutional bonus and those in office have an advantage.
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