Iran Press/ Europe: Around two-thirds of Germans said they were dissatisfied with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his divided coalition, which has experienced one crisis after another since taking office in December.
A survey conducted by the INSA polling institute for the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, published on Sunday, found that 62% of Germans had an unfavorable view of Scholz. It is a major dip in support, compared to some 39% who said the same in March.
Only 25% of Germans believe that Scholz, who was deputy chancellor under Angela Merkel in the previous ruling coalition, is doing his job well, down from 46% in March.
If the Chancellor were elected directly, Scholz would now come only in third place. Some 25% of the respondents would vote for Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens), 19% for CDU leader Friedrich Merz, and only 18% for Scholz.
Since taking office, Scholz has had to grapple with the war in Ukraine, an energy crisis, rising inflation and now a crippling summer drought. All these factors are pushing Europe's largest economy to the brink of recession. Critics have accused him of not showing enough leadership. 219
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