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After Annalena Baerbock (40) was nominated as Chancellor candidate of the Greens for the federal election at the end of September, the defeated co-chairman Robert Habeck (51) admitted in “Die Zeit” that the day of the nomination was “the most painful day in my political life for him Career ”.
His contribution to success will be to “represent the decision externally and turn it into a political victory, even though it is a personal defeat for me. I wanted nothing more than to serve as Chancellor of this republic. And I won't after this election campaign. ”The Greens would now have the chance to conquer the Chancellery. "And that is greater than what you personally trust or want."
The day of the nomination was "a bittersweet one". He had given up his ministerial office in Schleswig-Holstein in order to bring the party to where it was now. “But I'm not going to fight this fight from the top as I wanted to. That's the bitter part. "Habeck makes it clear that he still has not considered withdrawing and claims a ministerial position:" If we do well, I will be part of the federal government. For me, shaping reality is the point of politics. For me that means responsibility. "
The Greens chairman complained that his experience in the political executive no longer played a role after he switched to federal politics.
“All of a sudden, I was being described in terms of appearance and not in terms of my performance record and experience.
That was annoying and irritating.
With women, that would be called sexist ascriptions. ”He hadn't been able to counter this, according to Habeck.
Annalena Baerbock becomes the Greens' first candidate for chancellor
The party leader Annalena Baerbock becomes the Greens' first candidate for chancellor.
So the decision between her and co-party leader Robert Habeck has been made.
The 40-year-old has big plans: She wants a change of direction in society.
Source: WORLD / Matthias Heinrich