Leadership of a German coalition party steps down
The leadership of the Green party has chosen to step down following a significant loss in local elections. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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The leadership of Germany's Green party has resigned en masse following a significant defeat in local elections held this month in the eastern states of Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg.
Ricarda Lang, one of the party's co-chairs, stated on Wednesday that “new faces are needed to lead the party out of this crisis.” Her fellow co-chair Omid Nouripour concurred, saying: “we have come to the conclusion that we need a new start.” Nouripour further emphasized, “The results of Sunday’s elections in Brandenburg are proof of our party’s deepest crisis in a decade.”
Lang highlighted the party's responsibility to make changes, stating, “The goal now is not to stick to a chair, the goal now is to take responsibility, and we take responsibility by making a new start possible.” She confirmed that the current executive board would remain until November, when a vote will occur at the party congress.
In the crucial election in Brandenburg, the Greens received only 4% of the vote, not reaching the 5% threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. This outcome represents a nearly seven-point decline from the previous election held five years prior. Earlier this year, the party faced significant losses in the European Parliament election and failed to gain seats in Thuringia's state parliament in September. In Saxony, they narrowly returned to the state legislature with just 5.1% of the vote.
Nationwide, support for the Greens has fallen to 10%, which is five points lower than their performance in the last federal election in 2021. Surveys indicate that voters are increasingly disengaged from the party's core climate change message, instead prioritizing concerns surrounding immigration and security.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose Social Democratic Party is part of the 'traffic light coalition' alongside the Greens, remarked that the leadership shift within the Green party is not anticipated to affect the coalition government’s operations.
Navid Kalantari for TROIB News
Ricarda Lang, one of the party's co-chairs, stated on Wednesday that “new faces are needed to lead the party out of this crisis.” Her fellow co-chair Omid Nouripour concurred, saying: “we have come to the conclusion that we need a new start.” Nouripour further emphasized, “The results of Sunday’s elections in Brandenburg are proof of our party’s deepest crisis in a decade.”
Lang highlighted the party's responsibility to make changes, stating, “The goal now is not to stick to a chair, the goal now is to take responsibility, and we take responsibility by making a new start possible.” She confirmed that the current executive board would remain until November, when a vote will occur at the party congress.
In the crucial election in Brandenburg, the Greens received only 4% of the vote, not reaching the 5% threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. This outcome represents a nearly seven-point decline from the previous election held five years prior. Earlier this year, the party faced significant losses in the European Parliament election and failed to gain seats in Thuringia's state parliament in September. In Saxony, they narrowly returned to the state legislature with just 5.1% of the vote.
Nationwide, support for the Greens has fallen to 10%, which is five points lower than their performance in the last federal election in 2021. Surveys indicate that voters are increasingly disengaged from the party's core climate change message, instead prioritizing concerns surrounding immigration and security.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose Social Democratic Party is part of the 'traffic light coalition' alongside the Greens, remarked that the leadership shift within the Green party is not anticipated to affect the coalition government’s operations.
Navid Kalantari for TROIB News
