According to the Forsa ranking, no other political institution has lost as much trust as the Federal Chancellor within a year. Is the citizen’s belief in the democratic system fading – or is the government just the victim of its own success?
After a year as head of government, Olaf Scholz was quite satisfied with himself and his coalition. “I think we managed quite a lot in the first year of this coalition, despite all the challenges,” said the chancellor in the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. “And I think,” he added, “a lot of people feel the same way.” If he’s not mistaken.