Käthe Grunebaum

Käthe Grunebaum [kɛː'tə ɡʁuːn̩'baʊm̩] is a Dorvish politician who is the current President of the Dorvish Republic and leader of the centrist Renewal party. She was elected President on the 9th of January, 4305 - defeating incumbent President Arnold Sweindracht. Her election was a landslide of nearly 45 points over the incumbent, winning two-thirds of the vote and the popular vote in every state.

Grunebaum has previously served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dorvish Republic for three-and-a-half years, before being removed from office by then President Edmund Treitschke after internal divisions. Grunebaum gained national attention and admiration for forcing President Treitschke to resign after comments he made regarding a purge of atheists and communists were leaked by her office.

Life
Grunebaum was born Käthe von Helmark in Weinsedorf, Largonia to a middle-class family comprising an Ibutho mother and a Dorvish father, as well as her two older brothers - later she had a younger sister.

Politics
Grunebaum is generally considered to be on the left of Renewal. She is widely viewed by supporters and critics to be centre-left, and is the most leftward leader than the Pragmatic tradition of Dorvik has had.

Health
Grunebaum is stated to be against euthanasia, stating that a patient 'cannot make the right decision in such traumatic circumstances'. Grunebaum favours abortion to only be allowed in the first trimester unless there is a medical emergency, and thinks that the government should pay for the procedures. Grunebaum has commented that 'the mother comes first until the fetus becomes partially sentient at 12 weeks, then they count more equally'.

Grunebaum supports the legality of marijuana, stating that her belief of whether a drug should be illegal or not is 'tested by the question: will this drug kill the plurality of its users?'.

Economics
Grunebaum has consistently held centrist economic views. She supports the existence of unions, but believes that a majority of all members should be needed for strike action, and that public services must offer a minimal service even when striking.

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