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How German Chancellor Olaf Scholz became so unpopular

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Olaf Scholz is running again as the Social Democrats ' top candidate in the 2025 federal election.

His government has become the most unpopular government since the end of World War II .

His chancesllorship faced several major challenges following Russia 's invasion of Ukraine and Germany 's tightrope walk of supporting Ukraine militarily without being drawn into the war itself.

He joined the SPD as a schoolboy in 1975 .

Scholz has been unable to shake off the image of the boring and fun-free bureaucrat.

He sees himself as a fact-oriented pragmatist who, rather than putting on a show, only says as much as is absolutely necessary.

Many supporters have called on him to change his style -- to talk more, to become more approachable and even show some emotion.

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