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Alliance 90/The Greens (German: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, pronounced [ˈbʏntnɪs ˈnɔʏntsɪç diː ˈɡʁyːnən] ⓘ ), often simply referred to as the Greens [a] ( Grüne, pronounced [ˈɡʁyːnə] ⓘ ), is a green political party in Germany. [2] It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and ...
May 3, 2024 · NPR - How Germany's Green Party Keeps Winning (May 03, 2024) Green Party of Germany, German environmentalist political party. It first won representation at the national level in 1983, and from 1998 to 2005 it formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (SPD). In 2021 the Greens posted their best-ever performance in a federal ...
May 17, 2021 · Their goal is to reconcile ecological, economic and social sustainability. In 1993 the Greens joined forces with the East German civil rights party Alliance 90 and the Alternative List for Democracy and Environmental Protection (AL). The Greens first won seats in the Bundestag in 1983, and in 1985 provided a member of government for the first ...
- Climate Protection, Foreign Policy
- For A Strong, Investing State
- Against More Social Division
In terms of policy, the Greens have remained largely true to their 40-year-old founding principles: Environmental protection, especially the fight against climate change, remains central to their election program, where the party says it wants to cut greenhouse gases by 70% by 2030, a major target extension compared to the current government's plan...
In terms of economic and social policy, the Greens tend to favor a strong state and more spending. Their election program, which is still to be finalized at a party congress in June, is full of expensive programs, for example for people changing jobs, for more digitization everywhere in Germany, and for sustainable investment. It remains to be seen...
In terms of social policy, the Greens are focusing on the fight against xenophobia and racism, and on gender justice. And they want to help push back against polarization. That will be difficult, because many Green politicians, such as the Bundestag Vice President Claudia Roth, have become hate figures for the country's far-right. The current leade...
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May 14, 2023 · Support for the party in the city state of Bremen fell to the lowest level in more than 20 years, according to exit polls on behalf of German public broadcaster ARD. The Greens received 12.5 per ...
Nov 1, 2023 · How Germany’s Greens Lost Their Luster. The party was riding high when it entered the government two years ago. Now it is stumbling, blamed for driving voters to the far right. The prelude to an ...
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Dec 31, 2022 · How Germany’s Green party transformed its reputation. From nuclear energy to sending weapons to Ukraine, Die Grünen embraced pragmatism in 2022. Can its politicians hold their nerve? Philip ...
