Tremors were felt in the Greek capital of Athens and as far away as the southern island of Crete
Around two thirds of Germans are unhappy with the work of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his fractious coalition, which has faced crisis after crisis since taking office in December, according to a survey published on Sunday.
Only 25 per cent of Germans believe the Social Democrat is doing his job well, down from 46 per cent in March, according to the poll by Insa for “Bild am Sonntag” weekly newspaper.
By contrast 62 per cent of Germans think Scholz — who was deputy chancellor under veteran conservative leader Angela Merkel in the previous ruling coalition — is doing his job badly, a record number, compared to just 39 per cent in March.
Since taking power, Scholz has had to deal with the war in Ukraine, an energy crisis, soaring inflation and now drought — all pushing Europe’s largest economy to the brink of a recession. Critics have accused him of not showing sufficient leadership.
Support for his Social Democratic Party (SPD) stood at just 19 per cent, the Insa survey showed, well behind the opposition conservatives and junior coalition partners the Greens, and below the 25.7 per cent the SPD took in the federal election last year.
Around 65 per cent of Germans are unhappy with the work of Germany’s three-way coalition government as a whole, compared with 43 per cent in March.
The poll comes after a particularly tough week for Scholz.
First, he got into hot water by failing to immediately contradict Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a joint news conference in Berlin when he accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts”.
Then on Friday, opposition lawmakers in Hamburg accused him of obfuscating the truth at a hearing into a major tax scam that took place during his tenure as mayor of the northern port city — charges he denies, instead protesting memory lapses.
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