The green co-party chairman Robert Habeck distanced himself from the Left Party in an interview with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
"The fact that the left in the Bundestag was not even ready to support a Bundeswehr mission to save human lives makes your hair stand on end," said Habeck.
The left is in the process of "excluding itself".
Responsibility for the country also includes the willingness to take responsibility in terms of foreign and security policy.
When asked whether he would prefer a traffic light coalition with the SPD and FDP or a Jamaica alliance with the Union and FDP, Habeck replied that "on paper", the SPD was closer to the Greens than the CDU on social policy issues. Which alliance will come about after the federal elections on September 26th will be seen "when the time comes". Habeck said he feared that in the end it would not be enough for a two-party coalition with the Social Democrats.
Habeck expects that Annalena Baerbock can make up ground when the chancellor candidates meet directly. “Both Olaf Scholz and Armin Laschet want to extend the Merkel era in terms of political habitus. If possible, give no answers, depoliticize politics as much as possible, ”said Habeck in the interview. But that does not fit with the social mood, which is characterized by great unrest and disorientation. "That is why Annalena Baerbock will be able to score points with her quick-wittedness and energy, especially in the TV triumphs."
The Chancellor candidates Laschet (CDU / CSU), Scholz (SPD) and Baerbock (Greens) meet this Sunday at 8:15 p.m. on the TV channel RTL for a joint debate. The approval ratings for Baerbock have dropped significantly in recent weeks, and the Greens are now in third place behind the Union and the SPD in polls for the federal election. Of course, the Greens are not in the strategic starting position that they have been working towards, said Habeck. "The duel with the Union has turned into a three-way battle," said the green co-party leader.