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Who is Annalena Baerbock?
Annalena Charlotte Alma Baerbock (born 15 December 1980) is a German politician and the chairwoman of the Alliance 90/The Greens. Since 2013, she has also held a seat in the Bundestag, the German federal parliament.
What happened to Anne Baerbock?
For the 2017 election, Baerbock was again the leading candidate in the state of Brandenburg, retaining her seat in parliament. Following the election she was part of her party’s negotiating team, as the Green Party entered (unsuccessful) coalition talks with the CDU/CSU and FDP.
Who is Elke Baerbock?
As a teenager, Baerbock was a competitive trampoline gymnast, taking part in German championships and winning bronze three times. From 2000 to 2004, Baerbock studied political science and public law at the University of Hamburg. During her studies, she worked as a journalist for the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung from 2000 to 2003.
Who is Michael Baerbock?
Since 2020 Baerbock has participated in the World Economic Forum ‘s Young Global Leaders program, an ongoing group that has coached political representatives such as Emmanuel Macron, Sanna Marin and Jacinda Ardern. Baerbock became a member of Alliance 90/The Greens in 2005.
And She Wants to Change Germany. Annalena Baerbock, the 40-year-old candidate for the Green Party, is likely to have a say in Germany’s next government, no matter who wins this month’s election. Annalena Baerbock, the Green Party candidate for chancellor, addressing a crowd at the mining museum in Bochum, Germany.
Can the Greens catch up with Germany’s incumbent parties?
In an unusually close race, there is still an outside chance that the Greens will catch up with Germany’s two incumbent parties. But even if they do not, there is almost no combination of parties imaginable in the next coalition government that does not include them.
Who is Elizabeth Baerbock?
For Ms. Baerbock, “governing is radical.” Her party’s evolution from a fringe protest movement to a serious contender to power in many ways reflects her own biography. Born in 1980, she is as old as her party. When she was a toddler, her parents took her to anti-NATO protests.
How can Germany’s economy Go Green?
Ms. Baerbock proposes spending 50 billion euros, about $59 billion, in green investments each year for a decade to bankroll Germany’s transformation to a carbon-neutral economy — and paying for it by scrapping the country’s strict balanced budget rule. She would raise taxes on top earners and put tariffs on imports that are not carbon neutral.