The majority of Germans are dissatisfied with the government's performance and chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to the results of a sociological survey, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
According to the survey among those entitled to vote, 62% of them believe that the center-left coalition is doing its job badly.
At the same time, 58% of respondents say they are dissatisfied with the chancellor and point to a lack of leadership. About 76% of participants in the representative survey said that Scholz has not shown leadership qualities in recent weeks.
The government of Germany, led by the Social Democratic Party, belongs to Scholz together with the “Greens” and the Free Democratic Party, has a low rating.
Recently, the media has given wide coverage to the internal cabinet dispute over Finance Minister Christian Lindner's budget. The survey showed that 35% of respondents considered the Free Democratic Party to be the cause of the dispute.
However, they blame the Social Democratic Party, the Free Democratic Party and the “Greens” in equal measure.
Despite the disagreements, 74% of those polled believe that the coalition will be preserved until the next elections, which will take place in 2025.
For the purposes of the representative survey, a collective for the study of electoral attitudes in Mannheim surveyed 1,334 people by phone and online from August 12 to 14, DPA said.