June 30, 2022
Covering Third Parties and Independent Candidates Since 2008
The Green Party of the U.S. is currently carrying an article abou the German Green Party leader who was at the scene of the ongoing riots in Turkey on its website’s front page. An excerpt:
Turkish police forces have stormed the for more than two weeks of government opponents occupied Gezi Park in Istanbul.
Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
The German Green Party has gained support in another state election, this time in Berlin. From BBC News coverage:
The SPD – who have been in opposition nationally since 2009 – won around 29% of the vote, down from 30.8% in 2006.
An opinion piece by Ian Wilder of onthewilderside.com
The New York Times did a positive article about the German Green Party‘s growth titled Greens Gain in Germany, and the World Takes Notice.… Read more ...
(excerpt from) The Guardian UK
German Greens hail state victory in vote overshadowed by Fukushima
• ‘Historic’ first ever victory in regional Landtag vote
• Chancellor suffers after U-turn on nuclear powerThe Green party has taken power from Angela Merkel’s conservatives in one of Germany’s richest states, preliminary results from the Baden-Württemberg elections show.