BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 25: German Chancellor and member of the German Social Democrats (SPD) Olaf Scholz speaks next to a television monitor showing an election campaign placard featuring Scholz following Scholz's official confirmation by the SPD leadership that he will be the party's candidate for chancellor in snap elections scheduled for February on November 25, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The confirmation is controversial, as Scholz is fairing poorly in national polls, in stark contrast to Defense Minister and SPD member Boris Pistorius, who enjoys very high popularity. Pistorius recently announced that he would not seek the candidacy. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Participants wearing costumes attend a Cosplay festival in Moscow on November 24, 2024. Cosplay (a blend word of "costume play") means the practice of dressing up as a character from anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, rock music performances, video games and in some cases, original characters. For Russian youth, cosplay is growing in popularity every year as a legitimate form of self-expression. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

A cultural worker holds a placard reading "No support to culture? So no exhibition, no music, no shows, no books! Is it really the future that you want?" as he gathers in front of the Pays de le Loire regional council to protest against the decision of the president of the Loire region, Christelle Morancais (not pictured), to make drastic cuts to the culture budget in Nantes, on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP) (Photo by SEBASTIEN SALOM-GOMIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Participants wearing costumes attend a Cosplay festival in Moscow on November 24, 2024. Cosplay (a blend word of "costume play") means the practice of dressing up as a character from anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, rock music performances, video games and in some cases, original characters. For Russian youth, cosplay is growing in popularity every year as a legitimate form of self-expression. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Participants wearing costumes attend a Cosplay festival in Moscow on November 24, 2024. Cosplay (a blend word of "costume play") means the practice of dressing up as a character from anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, rock music performances, video games and in some cases, original characters. For Russian youth, cosplay is growing in popularity every year as a legitimate form of self-expression. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

A participant wearing a costume attends a Cosplay festival in Moscow on November 24, 2024. Cosplay (a blend word of "costume play") means the practice of dressing up as a character from anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, rock music performances, video games and in some cases, original characters. For Russian youth, cosplay is growing in popularity every year as a legitimate form of self-expression. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Participants wearing costumes attend a Cosplay festival in Moscow on November 24, 2024. Cosplay (a blend word of "costume play") means the practice of dressing up as a character from anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, rock music performances, video games and in some cases, original characters. For Russian youth, cosplay is growing in popularity every year as a legitimate form of self-expression. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Participants wearing costumes pose as they attend a Cosplay festival in Moscow on November 24, 2024. Cosplay (a blend word of "costume play") means the practice of dressing up as a character from anime, cartoons, comic books, manga, television series, rock music performances, video games and in some cases, original characters. For Russian youth, cosplay is growing in popularity every year as a legitimate form of self-expression. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)