Germany s Scholz criticises Greens chancellor candidate over inexperience
04/25/2021 9:34
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany s Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday the opposition Greens candidate for chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, lacked political experience and said he was better placed to lead Europe s largest economy after a Sept. 26 election.
The Greens said last week Baerbock would run to become chancellor, the first time the left-leaning ecologist party has sought the top job in its 40-year history.
Support for the Greens has surged in the past year to within a few points of Chancellor Angela Merkel s conservatives. Two recent polls show the Greens overtaking the conservative CDU/CSU alliance.
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BERLIN, April 25 (Reuters) - Germany s Vice Chancellor Olaf
Scholz said on Sunday the opposition Greens candidate for
chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, lacked political experience,
describing himself as better placed to lead Europe s largest
economy after a Sept. 26 election.
Scholz s comments show how the German election campaign is
heating up more than five months ahead of the actual vote, which
could also be seen in continued attacks on conservative
candidate Armin Laschet from his Bavarian rival Markus Soeder.
The Greens said last week Baerbock would run to become
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BERLIN Germany’s Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday the opposition Greens candidate for chancellor, Annalena Baerbock, lacked political experience and said he was better placed to lead Europe’s largest economy after a Sept. 26 election.
The Greens said last week Baerbock would run to become chancellor, the first time the left-leaning ecologist party has sought the top job in its 40-year history.
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Support for the Greens has surged in the past year to within a few points of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. Two recent polls show the Greens overtaking the conservative CDU/CSU alliance.