Post by jonksy on Sept 26, 2024 3:48:21 GMT
German Green Party leaders resign after drubbing in state elections....
The German Green Party's co-leaders, Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour, announced on Wednesday that the entire party executive is resigning in November following a string of poor results in regional elections.
The move comes a year ahead of national parliamentary elections. Germany's Greens are currently the second-largest party in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition government, which has been beset by bitter infighting and has slumped badly in opinion polls.
The move comes a year ahead of national parliamentary elections. Germany's Greens are currently the second-largest party in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition government, which has been beset by bitter infighting and has slumped badly in opinion polls.
"We need a fresh start," Nouripour said at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday. A new executive committee is to be elected at the Greens' national party conference in mid-November.
"New faces are needed to lead the party out of this crisis," said Lang. "Now is the time to take responsibility and we are taking on this responsibility by making a fresh start possible."
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, among the best-known Green politicians in Germany, applauded the resigning leaders and credited them for taking responsibility following a series of election defeats.
"This step shows great strength and foresight. Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour are proving what the party chairmanship means to them: responsibility," Habeck told dpa.
"New faces are needed to lead the party out of this crisis," said Lang. "Now is the time to take responsibility and we are taking on this responsibility by making a fresh start possible."
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, among the best-known Green politicians in Germany, applauded the resigning leaders and credited them for taking responsibility following a series of election defeats.
"This step shows great strength and foresight. Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour are proving what the party chairmanship means to them: responsibility," Habeck told dpa.
