Germany’s First Green State Governor

POSTED ON THE WEB BY  Annie Urban

Slowly but surely, Green politicians are making their way into power. I remember back in 1998 when Joschka Fischer became the first Green minister in the German federal government after his party joined forces with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in a coalition government.

Now, the Greens in Germany have made a huge stride forward with a win in the state elections in Baden-Württemberg. According to an article in Der Spiegel, “the Greens doubled their share of the vote to 24.2 percent.” While the Christian Democratic Union (the conservative party) had the highest proportion of votes (39%), the Green Party was able to band together with the SPD (which had 23.1% of the vote), to form the government. This gives Germany its first ever Green state governor.

Winifried Kretschmann, a 62-year-old Catholic married father of three children, is set to become Germany’s first Green state governor. According to an article in Deutsche Welle, he claims that his interest in being involved with the Green party came from his love of nature.

Some say the Green’s success in this election was a direct result of heightened concerns about the safety of nuclear power following the earthquake in Japan. Others, however, say that the Green Party’s success in this election is the result of an ongoing shift in the political landscape in Germany that has directly benefitted the Greens.

Can this green trend catch on in other countries too?

Help?

Can any one give me a clue on who are Salford Labour Government???

Only it seems to be the I dent on the Glossy Leaflets that are flooding the city. But no one seems to have a clue who they are.

Lets see.

We have Salford Liberal Democrats

             Salford Conservatives

             Salford Green party

and i think we have Salford Labour Party,perhaps someone is thinking above their station. Perhaps it’s an April the first prank any ideas. I wonder how many of these leaflets are flooding the city.i  wonder will we ever get the answer?

is it an April 1st joke that Salford Liberal Democrats membership is up.

Phone us nick with a comment

Quick message to my good friend Cllr Warmisham

Sorry John we were asked if we would like to join ,even a reserved seat on the horse and cart but some how it did not fit with Green Policy. But to be honest we could have used the publicity. I think with The Labour one lane and the price of fuel under the Tories the only thing left will be a Horse and cart  any way or Andy Salmons old bikes

Don’t forget there is a fuel protest today,what with Mr Merrys road blocks it should be hell going into Manchester

Why the hell are we the only ones paying for prescriptions?

Today the cost of prescriptions as risen by 20P are we subsidising  the rest of the country. The anomalies baffle me. If your young fit and working may be it’s not noticed when you get older and the chances are  you need medical help it does.