Olaf Scholz: Germany's silent chancellor DW 01/23/2024
Briefly

Look, there's our chancellor, Olaf Scholz,' a woman says excitedly, pushing two boys about ten years old past the press photographers to the front. 'The little bald guy?' one of the boys asks, peering over the black barrier tape at two men and a woman standing a few meters away beside a farm vehicle, talking about the fully automated strawberry harvest.
The latest to feel the pinch are farmers, who have seen fuel subsidies for their tractors and farm equipment cut. This is driving farmers onto the streets and many others have joined their protests: Craftsmen are complaining about excessive costs and too much bureaucracy. At the same time, railway drivers go on strike because they want to earn more money and work less. And what about Olaf Scholz and his government? What are they doing about it? In the eyes of the public, very little.
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