Annalena Baerbock: The Green Party's candidate to succeed chancellor Angela Merkel | DW News

Annalena Baerbock has been named the Green party's first ever chancellor candidate, emphasizing at a press conference on Monday the unanimity with which she and co-leader Robert Habeck had made the decision, and the clarity of their purpose, first formulated at a party conference three years ago: To become a new broad church party for Germany.

"Of course we didn't know then that we'd be standing here today," she said. "But what we knew was that we wanted to open our party up, that we wanted to make policies for a broad society: Inviting, and with clear objectives. And so today begins a new chapter for our party."

The 40-year-old stepped into the limelight at a party conference early in 2018. Wearing a black leather jacket, the still little-known regional politician — a resident of the eastern state of Brandenburg — stepped to the fore and wowed the gathering. Green delegates made her one of the party's two co-leaders.

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[mariebestin]

“The Greens proof that they can make picking a candidate look like dropping a music album..” 😂👏🏼

[dipro]

As a non-German, i dont care who she is, I am just happy to see that she is NOT OLD!

[lukasnummer]

Thank you, Jeff Goldblum, for presenting this news in such a distinguished manner!

[mrSamooo]

As a non-German I must say you guys are lucky! She seems competent, forward-thinking an most importantly young and in touch. Well done Germany if she gets it 👍

[ogathingo]

All the best wishes to Germany! May they elect the best person, who is courages and have also moral values.

[Simon-tcmc]

Having a Green Chancellor in Germany would be huge for the world!

Viel glück Deutschland

[haukechrestin]

I am a German living abroad and right tomorrow I will contact the German embassy to register for the elections in September to be able to support her becoming our new chancellor! 🤩🍾👍👍👍

[Alfadrottning]

Germany going green? would be a nice to see.

[danaanton]

the worls needs a green vision from the one of the top industrialized countries RIGHT NOW !!!

[jonathoncunningham]

I bet she’s going to win it. The people want action on the climate a lot more than the political elite.

[Michael-TheArchAngel]

All the best from the India Greens Party!!!

[afia_begum_chowdhury]

I find her speech laughable. She basically sounded like she is saying a lot, but basically said nothing concrete that she would do.

[maryjane]

Omg that would be so exiting!! A chancellor that is one year younger than me!!?? And Green Party? Yes!!

[lunix]

If Germany starts the rest will surely follow

[walterpapadopulos]

I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT HER BUT I IMMEDIATELY FELT GOOD ABOUT HER

[ruthcr]

Great news!!! Way to go. I wish her the BEST.

[DougGrinbergs]

Annalena Baerbock and Jacinda Ardern could cause "good trouble" at the United Nations (;-)

[josephinemuringo]

Green Party, young Lady, Congratulations. I wish her the very best in bringing positive changes in Germany.

[klor]

I'll vote for her. She is honest, down to earth and fights for what she stands for. Social, health, environment, education, lives, ... At the same time she is really smart, has a high level of expertise and can be very self-controlled. She sees what is not done right and makes it very clear for example in talk shows what happens behind and what we as citiziens of the country cant see. Ill trust her!
I hope she will be the chancellor of my country, a lot of important survey results starts to see her winning. Forsa: Green 28, CDU: 21 (21.04); INSA Green 28, CDU 27 (24.04)

[AndreasDelleske]

After only conservative parties, now finally one who really wants to conserve life, health and nature.