Tag: federalism

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.

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

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?

Cars have taken over our cities. They pollute the air and are noisy – but […]

The German Green Party is known as the “Party of Ecology”. Protecting the environment runs […]

Parallel to the US Midterm elections, referendums on climate policy were also voted on in […]

The recent elections in Bavaria and Hesse drew a lot of international attention. Their outcome […]

The State elections in Bavaria mark a dramatic shift in German politics. Bavaria’s Christian Social […]

In April 2017, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation published the study German Greens in Coalition Governments.

In comparison to its international peers, the German Green Party (called Alliance 90/The Greens) is […]