Support for Germany's Greens falls amid budget crisis, poll shows

Germany's Greens party co-leaders Omid Nouripour, Ricarda Lan, German Economy and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock applause during the 49th Greens party convention in Rheinstetten, near Karlsruhe, Germany, November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The Green Party's popularity with voters has fallen to its lowest in over five years, a poll showed on Sunday, as Germany's coalition government grapples with a big hole in its budget.

The so called traffic light coalition - named to reflect the three party colours - is scrambling to plug a 60 billion euro ($65 billion) budget gap after a court blocked the transfer of unused funds from the pandemic towards green initiatives and industry support.