The Green Party has elected Annalena Barbock as a candidate for Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

According to the Tagesschau portal, she received the support of 98.5% of the party members.

In February, it was reported that the head of the CDU, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, would not be running as a candidate for the post of German chancellor in the elections in 2021.

Earlier, Bild, citing sources, said that German Health Minister Jens Spahn could compete for the post of German chancellor.