New program, new understanding of self : How the Green to the people's party will want to

at the beginning of the 80s wasn't good, you still as a citizen of the scare, now it has become a matter of course that the Greens join the government of the country. Since one and a half years, the party is in the height of flight, yet there is no end in sight. With the survey values, the demands are increasing: The Greens want to get out to open from their milieu and to new groups of voters. 40 years after the establishment of the former Anti-party movement is a new policy programme, it focuses on the self-understanding of the party. On Friday, the party leaders Anna Lena Baerbock, and Robert Habeck submit a first interim report. One thing is clear already: In the future, the Green "Alliance party want to be" that for many of the social currents.

What do you mean the Green with the Alliance party?

Since the Greens have left the SPD in Germany, and the polls behind it, much of the "new people's party," the speech – as in 2011, when the party surged after the nuclear disaster of Fukushima in the polls noticeably to the top. The national Director of the Michael the waiter is not the label of the people's party, however, really applicable. It sounds too much then, as if all the corners and edges are sanded. The allegation of arbitrariness, the Greens want not make.

this is Also why the waiter speaks, as well as the party leaders Baerbock and Habeck of the "Alliance party". And to be open to all, which can befriend somehow with the contents of the Green. "All are welcome who want to work with us on our topics: the pupils, the Fridays for climate protection on the road, as well as the entrepreneur, produced in a socially, ecologically," says the waiter.

But this is only a part of the green expansion plans. In addition, the former Anti-party party wants to reduce a targeted resistance to their policies. She is looking for the conversation with long-time opponents. Also, the bosses of car companies, and chemical companies should be in front of the green embrace strategy for sure. Behind it is the realization is that anyone Who wants to grow as a party, won't get far if he keeps to his enemy.

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Sacrifice order the Green for all Beliefs?

This question would answer a lot of Green in the meantime, in secret, with a counter-question: What are the iron principles of loyalty, not when one has the Power, his objectives? You know: as a 20-percent-party, you need a Partner, whether you are now on the same wavelength or not. You do not need to prove himself always the same, you lead the same life, formulated Green-chief Habeck recently. For a party that is equipped with such a sense of mission, such as the Green, this is a big step.

What is the role of the former Alliance 90 plays for the new self-understanding?

The Eastern citizens moving to serve the Green now as a model. With different-minded people in a round table setting, similarities to explore more and more celebrities are looking for – this is the heritage of the Alliance 90 was long buried. Now the Green out of the van the "Alliance"-thought that was the name, again. In the "basic consensus" in the Alliance 90 and the Greens in 1993, their common values as formulated, says: "Our political culture is to be welcoming and receptive and not resistant, and exclusive." And further: "it is oriented to reduce fear and to awaken nature to make the necessary changes."

What coalitions are for the new Green still taboo?

No, to a government in cooperation with the AfD. At the country level, the Green rule is currently in eight different constellations: of Green-Black and in Baden-Württemberg through the traffic light in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate to Red-Red-Green in Thuringia. And also at the Federal level, they were ready for 2017, not the former partner of the SPD afterwards zutrauern, but to negotiate for the party pretty uncomfortable coalition with the Union and the FDP. The debate about a new policy program is now remote, in a sense, the theoretical basis and at the same time, inside of justification for the new openness in the Federal replace. Alone the intra-party discussion so it can be used for the preparation of a possible black-green coalition. To the coalition with the CDU by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and the CSU, Markus Söder, it could come to new elections by the year 2020. You don't want to be in the Green equipped, even if some in the leadership so far that the SPD leaves the Grand coalition and clear the way for new elections.

when will be the new principle of the program?

just in Time for the 40. Birthday in the fall of 2020 there should be a draft. The end of the week Baerbock and Habeck of the party present at least an interim report: a Relatively large amount of space is the part that deals with the Value structure of the countryside. In the program of 2002, the Green, the following basic values: Ecology, self-determination, justice, democracy, non-violence and human rights named. These are from the point of view of the Green, even today, is of Central importance. As these values, but a new application may be procured – this is the question to answer is the Green new.

What the party hopes for this election year of the program debate?

The debate over the new policy program binder new members, the party headquarters. But of course the Greens also hope that you penetrate with your topics to the outside. In the East they come, in the meantime, on a double-digit poll numbers, even in Saxony they currently stand at 16 per cent. How resilient to such surveys are, it will show only in the elections in the autumn. However, on the one hand, a decent result at the European elections in may, may fighters the green Choice in the East impetus. Hope makes the Green in addition, the growth in membership: The national Association of Saxony recorded in 2018, an increase of 23 percent compared to the previous year, in Brandenburg the number of members grew by a good 26 percent. In Brandenburg, the Green set to join the government, in Saxony, they could be similar to how, in Saxony in demand-Anhalt as a coalition partner for the CDU and the SPD to form a majority against the AfD. In Thuringia, the Green want to continue the coalition with the left party and the SPD. Meanwhile, the Greens are also in the East, to political force, which plays in the formation of the government more and more a role.