At the state party conference, the Greens leave no opportunity to attack CSU leader Söder. © Monika Skolimowska/dpa/Wolfgang Maria Weber/imago
The tone of the Greens is becoming harsher before the state election. At the party congress, the Greens once again miss no opportunity to attack CSU leader Söder.
Erlangen – Ahead of the Bavarian elections in the fall, Bavaria's Greens are discussing their election program at a party congress – and sharply attacking the CSU. In doing so, they are targeting the economic policy of Markus Söder (CSU). "Anyone who acts like Markus Söder is a location risk for the Bavarian economy," said Green Party leader Ricarda Lang in Erlangen. The Bavarian party base applauded.
Green Party leader Lang attacks CSU at party congress and criticizes "failure of fossil fuel policy"
For years, the expansion of renewable energies had been overslept, electricity grids had not been expanded and the hydroelectric power plants had been sold, Lang criticized. Söder prefers to lead "culture war debates" and is "more worried about gender than about jobs here in Bavaria". "Why are wind turbines at a standstill in Schleswig-Holstein even though the wind is blowing? Because Markus Söder has not expanded the power grids! This is not the failure of green energy policy, but of the fossil fuel policy of past years," Lang said at the state party congress.
The Bavarian Greens have been meeting since Friday (May 19, 2023) for a three-day party congress in Erlangen. The party base is to debate and finalize the government program drafted by the state leadership with the focus on energy, environment, economy and social affairs. A final vote was to take place later in the day.
Praise for Habeck: Green Party leader emphasizes work on energy policy
There was praise from within his own ranks for Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens). Habeck is working day after day "to ensure that our country finally becomes independent of dictators" and receives affordable energy from the sun and wind. "Every new wind turbine, every newly installed heat pump and every solar panel on a roof here in Germany makes us less dependent on war criminals like Vladimir Putin," Lang is quoted as saying by Bayerischer Rundfunk.
According to her own statements, the Green Party leader sees no alternative to the controversial Building Energy Act. However, she made it clear that possibilities for improvement were being discussed. "If you from Bavaria make an appeal that we have to go back into the wood: Yes, of course, then we'll take a look at whether we can find a better solution here." CSU leader Söder had recently renewed his criticism of the Building Energy Act. Despite inflation and high energy prices, Minister Habeck wants to "prescribe another fundamental imposition" to the people, the Prime Minister complained.
Greens want to co-govern in Bayerm – polls see Söder ahead in state elections
According to a recent BR survey, the Greens in Bavaria are currently experiencing losses in voter support. Compared to the previous survey in January, the party suffered a drop of 2 percentage points and is now at 16 percent. This could be due to the controversial debate over the controversial heating law and the allegations about personnel policy in Habeck's ministry. Nevertheless, the Greens' top candidates Katharina Schulze and Ludwig Hartmann reaffirmed in Erlangen the goal of co-governing in Bavaria from the autumn.
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On the other hand, Söder was able to score points in many areas compared to a "Bavarian trend" of the broadcaster before the 2018 state election. Especially in the areas of "leadership" (78 percent, up from 7 percent) and "sympathy" (55 percent, up 10), Söder increased. According to the survey, there is still a lack in other places: only 43 percent of respondents considered Söder to be credible. (bohy/dpa)
