Germany’s Greens name Annalena Baerbock as chancellor candidate Kate Connolly in Berlin © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Getty Images
Germany’s Green party has named its co-chair Annalena Baerbock as candidate for chancellor in autumn’s federal election, as the party rides high in the polls and the ruling conservative bloc squabbles over its own choice to succeed Angela Merkel.
Baerbock, 40, viewed as a tenacious, down-to earth centrist with an eye for detail, and an expert on climate change and how to tackle it, told a small party gathering she aimed to “make politics for society at large”. She described her candidacy as “an offer, an invitation to lead our diverse, prosperous, strong country into a good future”.
Germany s Greens name Annalena Baerbock as chancellor candidate
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