Greens in need: New strategy should regain East Germany!

Greens in need: New strategy should regain East Germany!

Lutherstadt-Wittenberg, Deutschland - The Greens face an urgent challenge: before the state elections in East Germany they are caught in a downward trend. In order to escape the impending fate of the past election periods, co-party leader Felix Banaszak and Vice Chairman Heiko Knopf have launched a comprehensive strategy for the stronger presence in eastern Germany. As fr.de reported, a new board advisory board with the name "Bündnisgrüner east" was also founded will hold his first session next week.

A new office in Brandenburg an der Havel is being planned, and the "Bier with Banaszak" initiative is also intended to strengthen contact with the population. "We want to think overall and overcome the West German character of our party," said Banaszak. The foundation of this office underlines the efforts to increase the visibility of the Greens in the east, where the party was most recently eliminated in Brandenburg and Thuringia from the state parliament. The last election results in Saxony show that the Greens barely reached the state mandate here - an alarm sign that Banaszak and button do not want to ignore.

presence offensive and networking

What is the goal of this presence offensive? The Greens want to attend East German parliaments and members 'meetings and organize more citizens' talks. The “East Congress Elbe” in September in Lutherstadt-Wittenberg should also serve to establish new networks and to inspire more people for green politics. "We have to network more and develop a feeling of feeling", Knopf emphasizes the importance of cohesion in the party. The members of East and West should work more closely together, and the support for the less strongly established state associations in East Germany is increased.

However, the Greens also have to deal with prejudices. Banaszak expresses that they are often confronted with displeasure in the east. The green politicians urgently want to change this picture. In the future, more East German members will also be involved in crucial positions - but without a quota.

challenges and the role of the other parties

A disturbing trend is emerging in the upcoming elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt. The Greens look at this with concern and hope for a U -turn in their voter. Other parties such as the CDU/CSU have already made a clear position and emphasize a strict demarcation to the Greens, which shows that political competition becomes harder. While the Union relies on a restrictive migration policy and tax relief, the Social Democrats are guided by reforming the debt brake. In this context, the Greens must point out their core concerns in the area of energy and climate protection policy more sharply in order not to fall behind the votes in the race for votes.

With around 10% of members from the east, the party still has a long way to get a foothold in one of the most important political regions in Germany. Your strategy to see yourself as a German party is of central importance. The way to return to the East German Landtage could be paved by these new initiatives if the Greens manage to score with the right messages and a real presence on site. As a strategic move, this poses great potential for the future orientation of the party - and the signs are on change.

Further information on the planned measures and their context can be found, for example, in and Deutschlandfunk .