Before.
And after.
A lot can happen in five (5) months. Well a lot sure did for this guy.
The FDP, which supports free markets and low taxes, has traditionally been a kingmaker in German politics… Frustrated with his party’s squabbling leadership, he (Christian Lindner) stepped down as general secretary of the FDP on a national level late last year. But in March the party picked him as its lead candidate in state legislative elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, and got an immediate boost in national opinion polls.
Observing Hermann 
Flunked by the citizens, but obviously still good enough for Germany, now heading for Greek ungovernability.
Taggesschau did “round the clock mindless repetition”. Seriously, I just couldn’t look at it after a while.