German Voters Sour on Scholz as Coalition Support Hits New Low

Voter discontent reaches 70% amid high costs, energy stumbles
Climate-skeptic, anti-migrant AfD beats out Scholz’s SPD

Olaf Scholz
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By Monica Raymunt

July 9, 2023 at 9:40 AM UTC

Updated on

July 9, 2023 at 1:29 PM UTC

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Support for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party government has plummeted to its lowest level since coming to power in late 2021, with political in-fighting and faltering efforts on the clean-energy transition dragging on voter sentiment in Europe’s largest economy.