Promising change, Germany's Greens make first bid for chancellery

FILE PHOTO: Leader of Germany's Green Party Annalena Baerbock is seen during the delegates' conference in Bielefeld, Germany November 16, 2019. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

BERLIN (Reuters) - The co-leader of Germany's Greens, Annalena Baerbock, said on Monday she would run to become chancellor in September's elections, the first time the left-leaning party has sought the top job in its 40-year history.

Baerbock, a former champion trampolinist who has seen support for her party rise over the past year, said she would offer a "new start" and focus on investing in education, digital and green technologies.