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Brantner and Banaszak seek to remain at the helm of the Greens after December party congress
The current leadership of Germany’s Greens said it will run for a second term. Der Spiegel reported that both leaders announced their decision at the same time.
Franziska Brantner and Felix Banaszak want to stay in charge of Germany’s Green Party and run for a second term at the party congress scheduled for early December.
According to Der Spiegel, the two co-chairs announced separately but simultaneously that they intend to seek re-election. Banaszak told party members he wants to help position the party for the next federal election, while Brantner said she would once again run alongside him for the joint leadership.
The magazine said Brantner and Banaszak have led the party since November 2024. This year, the Greens posted notable results mainly in the southwest and in Saxony-Anhalt: they won the state election in Baden-Württemberg with 30.2%, narrowly ahead of the CDU, and Cem Özdemir became minister-president. In Saxony-Anhalt, the party also rose from 5.9% to 8.9%.
Der Spiegel added that in the latest ZDF Politbarometer, the Greens stand at 14% nationwide.
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