Germany's Greens set for soul-searching at party conference
The Greens seemed to be full of optimism when they entered Germany's new center-left government two years ago. That euphoria has long worn off as the party prepares for a weekend of heated debate. The Greens' Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck are still two of the most popular government ministers The Green Party was all set for a national conference in a relaxed atmosphere — time to pat themselves on the back for two years of being part of the federal government after its best election result in history. Two of their five cabinet ministers — Foreign Minister An nalena Baerbock and Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck — have high approval ratings. The party's two co-leaders, Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour, can expect to be reelected with comfortable majorities. All would be well if it weren't for the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, the economic and budget woes and the ongoing strife in the coalition, which the Greens s...