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...foreign policy, Schmidt and Genscher will undoubtedly continue Brandt's Ostpolitik, but with less fervor...
Schmidt, the former Finance Minister, apportioned the seats in his coalition Cabinet in almost the same ratio as they were in Brandt's: eleven Social Democrats and four Free Democrats. About half of the incumbent Ministers retained their portfolios. The most significant change was the departure of Free Democrat Chief Walter Scheel as Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister. Last week he was elected to a five-year term as West Germany's President, a ceremonial office with little real power...
...German police departments and established a strong law-and-order image by capturing the Baader-Meinhof gang of bomb-throwing anarchists. Genscher lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, and began a tough program to protect the environment. In an April poll, he ranked just behind Scheel and Brandt as Germany's third most popular politician...
...Schmidt-Genscher team will differ considerably from Brandt and Scheel in style and policy emphasis...
...deep mutual respect that characterized the relationship of the former Chancellor and his Foreign Minister. Socialist Schmidt has never had much love for Genscher, a free-enterprise conservative, and may be tempted to take advantage of Genscher's link with the Gunter Guillaume spy scandal that triggered Brandt's resignation. In May 1973 Genscher, who as Interior Minister was responsible for internal security, told Brandt that Guillaume, one of the Chancellor's personal aides, might be spying for the East Germans. As the only Cabinet-level official associated with the scandal who is still in power,* Genscher...