forget the far right got into parliament straight after the refugee crisis and has remained in parliament ever since. if they had a more charismatic leader, i think there would be more polarization in germany. luckily they don t and may that last very long. speaking of charismatic leaders, i don t think anyone would accuse olaf scholz of being charismatic. what kind of a person is he? the former u.s. ambassador to berlin, cornblum called him the most boring guy in the electoral campaign, maybe even in the country. he said olaf scholz made watching water boil seem exciting. the point is though germans, if they want entertainment, they turn on the telly. they don t want entertaining politicians, such as maybe boris johnson or donald trump. so olaf scholz, his wife, also a career politician, they have no kids, no pets, no hobbies