Germany: after the elections, what place for the Greens?
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Annalena Baerbock, candidate of the Greens for the Chancellery, June 13, 2021 in Berlin.
(Illustrative image) Axel Schmidt Pool / AFP / Archivos
By: Juliette Rengeval Follow
21 mins
On the program of the show, a Germany uncertain after the elections of September 26, while Italy, she is relearning to love herself. And dolphins in Lisbon to the delight of tourists.
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After the elections, consultations begin to form a government coalition in
Germany
.
Who will be chancellor?
Olaf Scholz
, candidate of the Social Democrats of the SPD, who came first with around 26% of the vote, hopes so.
Armin Lachet
, the conservative of the CDU, does not throw in the towel despite a historic poor performance by his party.
And the Greens?
They seem in a good place to enter the government, as historian
Klaus Peter Sick
explains
to our ES in Berlin,
Frédérique Lebel.
German environmentalists take a look at the Austrian experience
One of the most powerful green parties in Europe is in
Austria
: the Greens have been in government for a year and a half now, alongside the Conservatives.
They finally put up quite well with very hard positions on immigration for example, and within the Austrian right we find an ecological fiber.
But for some green activists, in Vienna in particular, a city much more to the left, the disappointment is great.
In Vienna,
Céline Béal.
In
Ireland
, the Greens are also in government - they represent the third leg of a center-right coalition since June 2020. But,
Émeline Vin
, the environmental party is struggling to make its mark on Irish politics.
Italians' honeymoon with Italy
The figures are smiling in
Italy
, in this new school year: 5% growth rate in 2021, according to OECD estimates, ¾ of the over 12s vaccinated against the Coronavirus - this is a better vaccination coverage rate than the 'Germany, for example.
And these are just two examples among others that seem to participate in a virtuous circle,
Franceline Beretti.
The Tagus dolphins
It is undoubtedly the only European capital where you can admire the dolphins in the city.
In Lisbon,
Portugal
, dolphins have returned to the Tagus estuary since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Marie-Line Darcy.
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