How Germany's Green Party Keeps Winning
Formed in 1980, the Greens are now the second most popular party in the country. Much of their success, analysts say, has to do with the worsening image of the country's traditional leading parties.
German politics is going through a major transformation. For most of the postwar period, two giants have dominated — the center-right Christian Democrats, CDU, and the center-left Social Democrats, SPD.
Now the two big parties, which form the current coalition government, are in trouble. Their support has sunk. Yet, while one upstart far-right party has taken much of the blame, another group from the left has been quietly charging up the polls: the Greens.
Germany's in Bavaria and Hesse revealed a surge in support for the Greens. In , they are ranked second, chasing the Christian Democrats and well ahead of the Social Democrats.
