Party leader Lang: I see no one else but Habeck for the Green top spot in the Bundestag campaign
**The Greens want to go into the Bundestag campaign next year with "a person at the helm," according to their party chairwoman Ricarda Lang. This would help the party "both in terms of trust and clarity," Lang said on ZDF-"Summer Interview" on Sunday. After the withdrawal of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, she sees "no one else" but Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck for this role, Lang added. The decision on this matter will not be made until later in the year, however.
Whether the Greens will explicitly put forward a Chancellor candidate or Chancellor candidate in the face of low polling figures for months is still open. The days "when parties can only get 30 percent" are over, Lang emphasized. "Then we would only have a Chancellor candidacy," she said, looking at the Union, which currently leads the polls by a large margin. "That wouldn't be good for democracy."
The approximately 13 percent that the Greens have received in the latest surveys cannot "be where we remain," Lang continued. Regarding a possible coalition, Lang looked at EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (CDU), whom the Greens have supported, and said: "We as Greens have shown that we are reliable partners."**
- In light of the Federal Election Campaign approaching next year, the Green Party aims to present a 'green leader' at the helm, as suggested by Party Chairman Ricarda Lang, who believes this move will enhance trust and clarity within the party.
- Following Annalena Baerbock's withdrawal as Foreign Minister, Ricarda Lang sees 'Robert Habeck' as the only viable alternative to lead the party in the Bundestag campaign, acknowledging the necessity of a strong and stable figure at the helm.
- During the ZDF-"Summer Interview," Lang made it clear that the Greens will 'see' and consider the implications of their current low polling figures before deciding on whether to nominate a Chancellor candidate.
- Emphasizing the evolving political landscape, Lang criticized the idea of relying on a single Chancellor candidate, as parties can no longer expect to secure '30 percent' of the vote, making such a strategy detrimental to democracy and its effective functioning.
