Analysis-Germany's Greens lose appeal as voters fear cost of policies


  • World
  • Tuesday, 16 May 2023

FILE PHOTO: An election campaign poster showing Frank Imhoff, Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) top candidate for the German city-state of Bremen parliamentary elections, is seen next to a placard of the Green party in Bremen, Germany, May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

BERLIN (Reuters) - A slide in support for Germany's Greens, a junior partner in Olaf Scholz's coalition, could force the party to consider scaling back its climate ambitions as voters fret over their financial and social cost.

Support for the Greens slumped by a third to 12% in the state of Bremen on Sunday compared with the last election in 2019, according to projected results. The vote reflected a drop in support at a federal level too, to around 15% in opinion polls from a peak of 23-24% last year.

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