Formally non-partisan, however, he was closer to center-right than left-wing groups. His position was indirectly strengthened by party fragmentation in the Volkstag, the Parliament of the 2nd WMG.
Although maintaining a neutral stance, he leaned more towards the center-right than the left-wing parties. This alignment received indirect backing from the fragmentation of parties in the Volkstag, the Parliament of the 2nd WMG.