As Chancellor, Scholz was not expected to last long do to incompetence, lack of leadership, and Germany's self-inflicted economic crisis for complying with American and [[European Union]] demands to cut off gas supplies and all trade with [[Russia]]. As a result of [[Western alliance]] demands and loss of [[sovereign]]ty, Germany was forced to begin de-industrializing its vital manufacturing-based economy. | As Chancellor, Scholz was not expected to last long do to incompetence, lack of leadership, and Germany's self-inflicted economic crisis for complying with American and [[European Union]] demands to cut off gas supplies and all trade with [[Russia]]. As a result of [[Western alliance]] demands and loss of [[sovereign]]ty, Germany was forced to begin de-industrializing its vital manufacturing-based economy. |