FPÖ party leader Herbert Kickl attacks Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen as “senile” and “mummy in the Hofburg”. Republican US presidential candidate Nikki Haley is calling for mandatory cognitive testing for all politicians over the age of 75. It is not America that has passed its heyday, but “only its politicians”. Is it just caustic polemic or are our politicians really too old?
If re-elected, Joe Biden would be 86 years old at the end of his second term. His main competitor Donald Trump is only four years younger and no younger. When Federal President Van der Bellen steps down at the end of 2028, he will be on the threshold of his 85th birthday. Does our political fate lie in the hands of the elderly? Will we soon be controlled from the retirement home? Yes, say nearly 73 percent of Americans, according to a recent survey by US broadcaster CBS News. They want an upper limit for political dignitaries, albeit one that is not specified.
Source: Krone
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