From the perspective of Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck, the decision on the Greens’ chancellor candidacy will be taken at the federal party conference in mid-November. If he wants, there will be a very honest debate at the party conference about “who we want to be, what we did in the years of government, what we achieved and who the people are – and whether I can be one of them who will then lead this party in the next few years,” Habeck said in the evening on ZDF’s “journal heute”.
The party conference in Wiesbaden will not be a “show party conference”. There will be honest discussions and honest debates about content, programs and people. “Everything is on the table now. We are now talking about how the party can make the best use of the opportunities that Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour have given us,” Habeck said, referring to the resignation announcements of the two party leaders. Ultimately: “Every candidate, including me, if I want to be chancellor or the top candidate, must vote by secret ballot so that we have an honest vote.”
Habeck has previously expressed interest in running for chancellor in the federal election in September 2025, but has not made a clear decision publicly.
