Berlin. Annalena Baerbock wants to concentrate on her role as Foreign Minister. The Green politician announced this in the evening.
The news comes unexpectedly and from the other side of the Atlantic: on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington. Annalena Baerbock CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour in an interview. And when the conversation turns to whether she will run again in the 2025 federal election Candidacy for Chancellor O Greens intends to run, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is making this clear publicly for the first time.
“The world is obviously completely different than it was at the last federal election,” he said. Baerbock according to the official translation of the Berlin Foreign Office. In light of the Russian war of aggression and now also the dramatic situation in the Middle East, more diplomacy is needed, not less.
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For them, their political responsibility means: foreign minister In these extreme times: “Instead of being tied down to a candidacy for Chancellor, I should continue to devote my energy entirely to my task of building trust, cooperation and reliable structures – for and with so many partners around the world and in Europe who are building on this.”
Baerbock ends months of speculationwhether she could try again despite the failed 2021 election campaign. She recently fueled these speculations in an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, when she answered the question about running again: “As Foreign Minister, I learned that anything is possible.”
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Baerbock paves the way for Robert Habeck within the party
Within the party, the path must be clear for the vice-chancellor and minister of economy Roberto Habeck. He would have liked to be the Green Party candidate in the elections four years ago, but ended up dropping out in favor of Baerbock.
Habeck has not yet publicly stated that he wants to run for chancellor in 2025. But there have been repeated interventions and debates by the vice chancellor in recent months that have suggested to observers that the 54-year-old has not given up on his ambitions. Had both men expressed an interest in running, the party could have faced a tough power struggle.
And that in a situation where there is unity for them Greens important is. However, it is not yet clear whether they will be able to run for chancellor before next year’s elections. In the most recent polls, the party is at 11%.
Habeck praises Baerbock’s “excellent work” as Foreign Minister
Habeck received the news of Baerbock’s resignation on his summer tour of the country. In his initial reaction, he emphasized that Baerbock had ensured in recent years that Baerbock was a factor of stability in the Foreign policy and is doing an “excellent job” as foreign minister. When asked about his candidacy, he said: “We will discuss everything else in the committees and announce the right decisions in due time.”
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If Habeck runs, he wants to Baerbock according to his own statement: “Of course I will do everything in the electoral campaign to support my party, as I did last time”.
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