Chancellor Helmut Kohl, once the rising star of European politics who crafted the swift unification of Germany, has dropped to his lowest public opinion rating, a newspaper said Saturday.
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Kohl and his government have been rocked by international criticism of what some perceive as Germany's lukewarm support for the gulf war and domestic outcry over tax increases.In a poll of 1,017 people, 69 percent of those questioned said they were disappointed in Kohl and trusted him less, compared with 31 percent who had a high level of trust in him, said the newspaper.