Category: Green Governments

Germany is not doing all it can to cut back energy use and increase economic pressure on Russia, I argue in this piece for China Dialogue.

The German Greens have opened up yet another new chapter in its fourth decade. After a first stint from 1998 to 2005, the Greens are governing at the federal level only for the second time.

The election result is a political earthquake and marks a turning point for German politics. […]

Europe’s strongest environmental party may for the first time aspire to the Chancellorship in Germany’s […]

The Greens have never fared better with their “co-chair” arrangement, with one man and one […]

Which clues do the exploratory talks in Baden-Württemberg offer about coalition options?

Gradually, Germans are coming to realize that Chancellor Merkel is no longer going to be […]

The German Greens govern in 11 states. They are the hinge party of Germany’s political system.

In political terms Germany differs from most Anglo-Saxon countries in at least one regard: its voting system. How does proportional voting shape forming a government, policy outcomes, and a country’s political culture?

Federal elections are set to take place in the fall of 2021 and unlike in 1998, the Greens would enter coalition negotiations with a wealth of experience in government on the Länder level, including a strong record as a federal climate force.