In view of several lost elections and poor poll ratings, Thuringian Green politician Madeleine Henfling sees her party in a crisis of confidence and is calling for a vision for East Germany. "We are perceived as an academic big-city party," Henfling told the German Press Agency in Erfurt. Some people do not understand what the Greens want to say to them, and the party's communication must become suitable for everyday use, she demanded.
Hardly a chance in state elections in the east
State elections are due in five federal states next year. In Baden-Württemberg, they currently hold the office of Minister President, but are more than ten percentage points behind the CDU in the polls - and in some cases even behind the AfD in third place. In Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the latest poll results show that they are in danger of re-entering the respective state parliaments.
Henfling pointed out that the Greens' competence ratings have fallen even on core party issues such as climate change. "This means we have a real crisis of confidence in our party. People no longer trust us to solve problems, even on our core issues," she said.
