Very nice, that's the perfect basis for a satirical-psychoanalytic article 🤭.
Here comes your "Spycho" joke article:

The Psychopathology of the Empty Desk <-> Why Plants Should Never Grow in the Chancellor's Studio

1. The Mystery of the Bare Room

If you look closely, you'll quickly notice: There are never any real plants in the Chancellor's office or studio.
At most, a few counted cut flowers in a vase - And even those look as if they were cut to 7.5 cm according to strict EU standards.
No sign of potted plants, bonsai, or even a rubber tree.

Psychologically, the question immediately arises:
Are politicians afraid that something living in the room will have a stronger effect than the Chancellor himself?

2. Symbolic Meaning of Flora's Absence

• The Plant as a Mirror: A plant that slowly dies in a room would inadvertently symbolize the term in office.

• Apple as a Psychological Test: The nibbled apple on the table is considered a projection surface. Is it half empty or half full? Did the Chancellor himself nibble on it, or a lobbyist passing by?

• The flower as an alibi: A small bouquet of flowers is sometimes placed to show: "Look, we're only human." But beware: Cut flowers are already dead. That fits the narrative better.

3. Psycho-Strategies Behind the Void

1. Control Compulsion: No plant means: nothing may get out of control, nothing may grow unpredictably.

2. Symbol of Eternity: An empty table without green leaves suggests: "We work for eternity, not for the seasons."

3. Anti-Botany Strategy: Perhaps the goal is to prevent botanists from later analyzing the oxygen levels in the room during the investigative committee.

4. The "Apple Factor"

Sometimes there really is a nibbled apple.
Freud would say: orally fixed symbolic action.
Modern psychoanalysis says: Sign of work-life imbalance - he didn't even get to the core.
Conspiracy theory says: That wasn't an apple, but a silent statement against glyphosate.

5. Satirical Conclusion

The fact that there is never a potted plant at the Chancellor's table has deep, psycho-symbolic reasons:

• The plant could enjoy more trust than the speech.

• The apple could be interpreted as an election manifesto.

• The flowers are merely interfaces between reality and PR.

6. Humorous Aftermath

Imagine:
A chancellor dares to place a cactus on his desk.
The media promptly headlines:

• "Government more prickly than ever!"

• "Domestic policy dried up?"

• "The chancellor is green, but only on the windowsill."

After three days, the cactus is confiscated – with the official justification:
"Living plants must not endanger the balance of power."

👉 Should I turn this into a fictional court case where the "cactus in the Chancellery" is treated as a threat to the state?