German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is deep underwater in popular support among the public, according to a new poll. The chancellor’s collapse in support was reflected in data collected as part of a multinational poll on European leadership conducted by the Tyson Group national research firm.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) gained three percentage points after refusing to support a divisive bill on migration put forward by the conservatives and backed by a far-right party,

The SPD is polling between 15 per cent and 16 per cent, trailing in third place just weeks before the February 23 snap election, but Scholz has resisted calls to step aside

In the first Bundestag meeting since the ruling coalition collapsed last week, the leader of Germany's largest opposition party laid out his plans for the country in a fiery debate. View on euronews