Here the Federal President is wrong: Contrary to Steinmeier's opinion, Anne Spiegel's resignation has nothing to do with the so-called compatibility of work and family.
If the first change in the traffic light cabinet “made something clear to many people in our country”, it was the aloofness of an unworldly professional group.
Quite a few people in this country work at least as hard as top politicians, also have families, hardly know any free time – but they don't complain about it publicly.
You're not in the spotlight.
This light also shines into private corners, and that is indeed what distinguishes a high political office from other professions.
But this hardness is known and freely chosen.
Nor can it be said that mistakes in politics would not be forgiven.
Most resignations are not caused by mistakes, but by dealing with them.
In the case of the failed Federal Minister for Family Affairs and former State Minister for the Environment, it was not the four-week vacation (yes, apparently there is such a thing) that was the real scandal, but the embarrassing communication of a top politician, who had made it clear earlier that she was primarily concerned with her own image going in public.
And you have an influence on what this picture looks like.
Political professionals survive disasters in office.
Others don't.
This is not a reason for national mourning.