The number 13 usually is said to bring bad luck. This is what happened to eight candidates for ambassadors who fell at the hands of the House. In the past, being nominated by the government was sufficient. Today, they must face an examining council at parliament.

Article 13 of the First Amendment to the 1945 Constitution, which was reformulated while President B.J. Habibie was in office, requires a president to take into account consi