Greens start offensive in the east: Banaszak opens office in Brandenburg!

Greens start offensive in the east: Banaszak opens office in Brandenburg!

Brandenburg an der Havel, Deutschland - The political waves are high in East Germany. The upcoming change of strategy of the Greens clearly shows that the party aims to strengthen its presence in the East German federal states. After the disappointing 7.9 percent in the last Bundestag election in East Germany, while it was 12.5 percent in the West, the green ambitious goals have set themselves. Party leader Felix Banaszak recently opened a new office in Brandenburg to bring the party closer to the citizens: inside. A very special focus is now on the state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt in 2026, where the re-entry into the state parliament could be a significant challenge for the Greens, especially since the top value in Saxony-Anhalt was last seven percent in 2011.

A reason for this change of strategy is the questionable consent for the Greens in some counties, where the consent is below three percent. A new advisory board, which is also called "alliance green east", is intended to advise the federal board in East German matters and aim to create more visibility for East German representatives: inside in federal politics and the media. Currently, only eight percent of all Greens members in East Germany live again, which underlines the need to use the experiences of East Germans again.

political landscape under pressure

But the challenges are great: the AfD has achieved strong election results in Brandenburg and other East German federal states. In the future, the AfD will provide over a third of MPs in the Potsdam state parliament and can thus influence crucial political questions. Topics such as migration and social security have enormously strengthened the party in rural regions. More and more young voters have turned away from the traditional parties and are now supporting AfD, the Wagenknecht party or CDU and SPD. The increase in the emigration from the east to western Germany is another sign that the parties are required to find a new way of dealing with the AfD.

Katrin Göring-Eckardt from the Greens does not deviate from the critical street with her view of the political perception of the East. It emphasizes that although there are almost 70 representatives in federal politics, the East Commissioner is often the only one. The political demand for a better connection of the East Representative to the Federal Chancellery is also becoming increasingly louder. Here the worry resonates that the representation of the East Germans has so far not been sufficient to solve grievances sustainably.

business game for the future

Based on the upcoming elections, the Green Party plans to increase the number of visits to top politicians: to increase the inside of the East German national associations. The aim is to achieve the necessary relevance in the region. In addition, the presence in social media is intensified in order to address younger voters in particular. The increasing political mobilization is worthwhile, after all, the turnout in the state elections is high, which shows that interest in political developments in the East German federal states is growing.

Some experts see the need to re -discuss social and economic issues in the east. Political scientist Julian Nejkow is convinced that the structural differences between east and west must no longer be ignored. The East is often perceived exclusively as a problem, which does not do justice to the diversity and the positive aspects of the region. It is all the more important that the Greens rethink their agenda here and rely on locally anchored topics to break out of political lethargy.

The ball is now in the field of the parties. The next time will decide whether the Greens can make the breakthrough with their strategy change or whether the AfDP will continue to dominate the political landscape. The coming months promise to be exciting.

For further information about the plans of the Greens, you can also read the reporting on watson.de, Tagesschau.de and mdr.de .