Huge rank in Mainz: 4000 people want to experience Habeck!

In Mainz, between 3,000 and 4,000 people gathered on Sunday afternoon to see Robert Habeck, the Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Economics of the Greens. The campaign appearance took place in the old post camp at the main train station, where the queue extended to the Hochstraße and the Mombacher Hochbrücke. Thorsten Becherer, the direct candidate of the Greens in Mainz, welcomed the guests.

The Greens originally expected only 500 visitors, but in fact there were over 1,500 people in the hall, which led to the fact that many waiting people no longer found admission. Habeck apologized to the people present and in his speech addressed the fight against populism and the importance of freedom and democracy.

content of the speech and election campaign agenda

In his speech, Habeck vaguely responded to economic issues, while he issued security issues and the Ukraine conflict. Misbah Khan, the Rhineland-Palatinate top candidate, criticized the current state of Germany and demanded comprehensive renovation. According to the ARD Germany trend, Habeck achieved 28%approval, while in the ZDF polite barometer with 41%in direct comparison with Friedrich Merz (44%).

The Greens are 15%in the current Sunday question, the CDU at 30%and the AfD at 21%. During his speech, Habeck emphasized that the economy had to grow without offering concrete solutions. He also criticized the CDU for its demand for tax reliefs and was committed to flexible the debt brake.

The Vice Chancellor also spoke about climate protection as protection of freedom and promised to reduce electricity costs for households by up to 400 euros per year. In addition, he announced that he subsidized the driving license for young people and emphasize the need to change political culture and to conduct future debates about Germany's orientation.

he warned of the risk of populism and the influence of authoritarian regime. This appearance marks the beginning of intensive campaign events in Germany, especially in Rhineland-Palatinate, with regard to the upcoming Bundestag election on February 23, 2025. Habeck pleads for the preservation of the Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection after the election, whereby the main topics are climate protection and economic renewal.

like Tagesschau.de Habeck described climate protection as essential for Germany and Europe with the statement: " Then Europe tilts. " He emphasized that the proportion of renewable energies on the electricity mix has increased from 40% to almost 60% in the past three years and strive for approved investments in the direction of 80%

The high number of visitors at Habeck's appearance illustrates the interest in the future prospects of the Greens, not least in times when the political atmosphere is characterized by populist currents. The CSU is also criticized, in particular on the basis of the statements by its chairman Markus Söder, who spoke out against a coalition with the Greens.

This start of the campaign is therefore a clear signal for the upcoming political arguments in Germany, while the Greens try to consolidate their position in voting.