Greens After Berlin Election: Where Is the Party Heading?

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After the Berlin House of Representatives election, the Greens are at odds: One wing wants to talk to the CDU, the other is eyeing the Left Party. What sounds like an ordinary directional dispute turns out to be an open conflict between the Realos and the left wing - in the middle of a phase in which the party urgently needs a unified answer.

The Berlin election has split the Greens into two camps. The Realos are banking on talks with the CDU and are thus calling into question the coalition course preferred by the left wing. The latter, in turn, is looking forward to an alliance with the Left Party and is thus deliberately positioning itself against the pragmatists in its own ranks.

But on one point, both sides are surprisingly pulling in the same direction: Their own lead candidates were, in the view of both camps, a misjudgment. A self-criticism that runs across the party - and raises the question of what effect this dispute will have beyond Berlin.

Realos and Left-Greens - Two Answers to One Election

After the Left Party's election victory in Berlin, the Greens face the question of who they want to govern with in the capital. The Realos are pushing for exploratory talks with the CDU. The left wing, on the other hand, is looking at an alliance with the Left Party - and is thus deliberately rubbing against the pragmatists in its own ranks.

The result: Instead of a unified answer, there are two interpretations that are mutually exclusive. It is precisely this split between a center government alliance and a left alliance that the Berlin election has made visible among the Greens - and which is now being openly fought out.

Self-Criticism from Both Sides

Where the rifts between the wings are usually deep, they suddenly become shallow when looking at their own lead candidates. Both camps independently arrive at the same verdict: The Greens' own lead candidates for the Berlin election were a misjudgment.

This agreement is remarkable because it runs across the entire party. While coalition questions are usually contested between the camps, the verdict on their own personnel affects both sides equally. For the Berlin Greens, this means a double challenge: the question of the right coalition partner and the question of their own leadership - both at the same time.

What Remains of the Dispute?

Berlin election night has exposed a directional dispute that has been dividing the Greens long before yesterday. We will keep an eye on the further steps in Berlin and the national political debate - and let you know when the Realos and Left-Greens agree on a common line or the rift deepens.