The latest coup has been no different: the ministers of foreign affairs, transport and information have all been reshuffled this week.
Before the vote he received a fillip when two possible rivals, the foreign and transport ministers, decided not to run against him.
One answer would be to set up an English-only chamber, leaving the current UK parliament at Westminster to deal only with trans-Union matters like war, foreign policy, transport and infrastructure.
He is opposed by one Lulzim Basha, a close aide to Mr Berisha and his family who has held various ministerial posts, including foreign affairs, transport and telecommunications and the interior.
Negotiations are already said to be under way for cabinet posts, with Pheu Thai reportedly eyeing the Interior, Defence, Finance, Foreign and Transport ministries.
Mr Steinbrück is battling budget-busting proposals from the foreign-aid, transport, education and economy ministries.
Victims were not always foreign nationals transported by gangs, she said, adding: "The bill will send the clearest possible message: if you're involved in this disgusting trade in human beings you will be arrested, you will be prosecuted, and you will be thrown behind bars".
From 18 August to 25 September, she paid her first visit to a foreign port transporting Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes to Rio de Janeiro for Brazil's Centennial Exposition.
The administration also relaxed shipping rules to allow foreign ships to transport oil and gasoline between American ports to make up for shortages in some sections of the country.
