Under pressure, German Greens leader hits 'restart' with new book

Germany's Green party candidate for chancellor Annalena Baerbock holds her book "Jetzt: Wie wir unser Land erneuern" during its presentation at House of the World's Cultures (HKW), an exhibition house, in Berlin, Germany, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor sought to boost her flagging election campaign on Thursday with a book launch and a call for a politics rooted in teamwork and taking the long view.

Presenting the 240-page book "Jetzt: Wie wir unser Land erneuern" ("Now: How we renew our country"), Annalena Baerbock described how she wants to govern Germany.