Here is the best article I could find on this.

The Greens' surge in popularity comes after the party on Monday named co-chair Annalena Baerbock, 40, as its first candidate for chancellor. The nomination of Ms Baerbock, a centrist who advocates a greener economy and a tougher foreign policy stance on Russia and China, has been widely praised.

Hopefully the Christian Democrat Union won't be on top any more.

    • superdoctorman [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I understand why people on this site want EU-China relations to improve, but who cares about Russian-EU relations?

        • superdoctorman [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I think it is possible to be anti-imperialist and still oppose, say, the pipeline Russia and Germany are working on.

    • ItGoesItGoes [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The greens are basically a puppet of the US, expect the current cold war to become colder. (And maybe later hot)

      I don't like Merkel, but at least she wants Germany and the EU to be independent from the US, especially when it comes to foreign policy and imperialism. With the greens the dog will basically come back to its owner.

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Could be that they actually are tougher on Russia while doing little more than sabre rattling and light sanctions on China.