Only half of Germans believe that Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition Olaf Scholzis a German politician from the Social Democratic Party (SPD). From December 2021, he will survive until the end of his term, according to the results of an opinion poll published yesterday by Reuters.

The coalition, which includes the Social Democrats, the Greens and the business-oriented Free Democratic Party, this week saw an escalation in the dispute over the future of Germany's heating system. The FDP on Tuesday blocked the submission to parliament of a bill drafted by the Greens-controlled economy ministry that would ban most new oil and gas heating systems from next 2024.

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The Greens accused the FDP of a "policy deadlock" and warned there could be a government crisis.

A poll by pollster Forsa said about 40 percent of Germans believe the trilateral ruling coalition will collapse before the end of its term in 2025.

About 54% of Germans support holding new elections in the event of the collapse of the coalition.

Chancellor Olaf ScholzOlaf Scholz is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since December 2021, he has called on his coalition partners to settle disputes with each other in the coming weeks, but about 81 percent of Germans believe he should act more decisively.

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