The Greens party is now the most popular political party in Germany. While the other parties have been inconsistent on the issue of climate change, the Greens party has argued that time is running out and quick action is needed.
In a file photo from April, a bicyclist in Berlin passes election campaign posters for the Left party and the Greens party during campaigning for the recent European Parliament elections.
With support for the two major political parties that dominated postwar Germany melting away, the Greens party has emerged as the country’s most popular party, according to three major opinion polls published in the last two weeks. In this Nov. 10, 2018, photo, German Greens party leaders Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock chat on stage during the party's congress in Leipzig.
They also have a history of self-inflicted wounds that have cost them support. They once called for a fuel tax increase that would have more than doubled the price of gas at the pump, costing them support just before the 1998 elections. They also called for higher taxes before the 2013 and 2017 elections, as well as the introduction of a much-mocked national “Veggie Day” to fight climate change. Those came back to bite them at the polls as well.
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