Greens beat campaign alarm: Habeck demands social justice!

The Greens officially started their election campaign on January 6, 2025 in Schleswig-Holstein, the home of Robert Habeck. The event took place in the music and congress hall in Lübeck, which offers space for 800 people. The hall was overcrowded and many people were waiting at the door to hear their party leader. After a speech by Annalena Baerbock, Robert Habeck came to the microphone.

In his speech, Habeck emphasized the topics of social justice and innovations. He warned of the concept of "exclusive" and criticized the Union's tax reduction plans. He mentioned a gap of 100 billion euros in its election program and found that the focus of his election campaign was on the future of the German economy. In his speech, the topic of climate policy only played a subordinate role. The Bundestag election is scheduled for February 23, 2025, which gives the Greens an intensive preparation phase.

approach to the Union

An interesting turn in the election campaign of the Greens is evident in the willingness to approach the Union. According to a report by Welt Show Greens Group chief Katharina Drogs and Vice -Chancellor Robert Habeck Interest in a possible coalition with the CDU. Habeck referred to the existing black and green governments in Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia. He emphasized that democratic parties should talk to each other and be able to coalition.

Polls show that the traffic light parties together reach around 30 percent, while majorities beyond the Union are considered unrealistic. Dröge explained that the Greens will carefully check which coalition can be received after the next federal election. CSU boss Markus Söder criticized the approach to the Union as "embarrassing" and did not demand black and green after the next election. Several leading members of the Greens, including Omid Nouripour, also see a cooperation with the Union as possible and describe the traffic light alliance as a "transition coalition".