since then the Germany’s Social Democrats (spd’s) popularity, and that of Mr Scholz, has collapsed. The party came first in the 2021 election, and peaked in polls of “voting intentions” at 28%. The same polls now put it in third or even fourth place, attracting barely 15%. Olaf Scholz, the eighth man (yes, all of them) from the spd to serve as chancellor since 1919, leads the “traffic-light” coalition, named for its three parties’ colours, that took office after Germany’s last national election, in 2021. DO you thjink that SPD is facing extinction ?

