Not even the bad image of the traffic light government can affect him: Boris Pistorius enjoys enduring popularity in Germany; he has led the corresponding ranking of politicians for two years. „People like his straight-talking attitude,“ explains Robert Alferink, chairman of the SPD in Pistorius’ home town of Osnabrück. After the election, the party once again had to put up with the question of why it chose Olaf Scholz and not the Minister of Defense as its candidate for Chancellor.