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Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck
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For months it was speculated whether the Greens would send Robert Habeck or Annalena Baerbock into the race for the Chancellery.
It has been clear since Monday: Baerbock is the first candidate for chancellor in the history of the party.
For the first time since the decision, your defeated co-chairman has now made a detailed statement on his future role.
In an interview with the weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" Habeck admitted that the day of the nomination had been "the most painful day of my political career" for him.
His contribution to success will be "to represent the decision externally and, although for me it is a personal defeat, to turn it into a political victory."
“I wanted nothing more than to serve as Chancellor of this republic.
And I won't do that after this election campaign, ”said Habeck.
The Greens 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 made it clear that he had nevertheless not considered withdrawing and at the same time 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.
“Suddenly 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 this would be called sexist attributions. ”He hadn't been able to counter this.
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