Germany’s Baerbock Says She Won’t Run as Greens Chancellor Candidate

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock ruled out being the Greens’ pick for chancellor at the next election, paving the way for Robert Habeck to become the party’s candidate.

It’s the latest sign that the main political parties in Europe’s biggest economy are increasingly turning their focus on the vote due in the fall of 2025. Habeck would be one of three men with a chance of leading the next government, along with incumbent Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats and the leader of the main opposition conservatives, Friedrich Merz, should they both secure their parties’ nominations as expected.