Opinion-poll approval for German chancellor Olaf Scholz has dropped to 25 %, from 46 % in March, in keeping with figures out Sunday, Reuters reported. Some 62 % of Germans suppose Scholz — deputy chancellor underneath Angela Merkel within the earlier ruling coalition — is doing his job badly. Since taking energy, his social democrat-led coalition has been hit by the conflict in Ukraine, hovering power costs, and a possible recession.