Halftime review for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
By DW
16 July 2023 |
10:38 am
Politics in Berlin is officially on summer vacation. But behind the scenes, conflicts within the governing coalition under Scholz continue to rumble on — and voters aren't happy.
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