And then, if the Germans do elect the centre-left candidate who's policies are similar to the Liberal's in Canada, comes the crashing disappointment when they realise that all the feel-good rhetoric of the election promises are miles removed from the reality of actually governing and effectively fueling an economy.  

Ask yourself, do even the most ardent Liberal sycophants in Canada still believe in budgets balancing themselves and economies that grow from the heart outwards?  Unicorns anyone?