Politics

For Germany’s Greens, Mainstream Means Losing Radical Edge

  • The party is rising in polls as it argues for major overhaul
  • Governing will require compromises on its progressive policies
Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock in Berlin on April 19.Photographer; Annegret Hilse/AFP/Getty Images
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A Green-led government in Europe’s largest economy is within sight come September elections though activists expecting far-reaching climate reforms may be disappointed.

While Germany’s Greens propose to overhaul the industrial powerhouse and accelerate the European Union’s environmental goals, the party knows it will have to compromise.