Germany: The Wilting of the Greens?

Germany: The Wilting of the Greens?

In campaigning for Germany's national elections, Joschka Fischer, leader of Germany's Alliance 90/The Greens, hammers at themes of more jobs, lower corporate taxes, and smaller government. But just as the pragmatic Fischer seemed poised to help end Chancellor Helmut Kohl's 16-year rei...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bloomberg businessweek (Online) 1998-08 (3593), p.53
Hauptverfasser: Templeman, John, Karen Lowry Miller in Frankfurt and Thane Peterson on the campaign bus
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
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Fischer, Joschka
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Zusammenfassung:In campaigning for Germany's national elections, Joschka Fischer, leader of Germany's Alliance 90/The Greens, hammers at themes of more jobs, lower corporate taxes, and smaller government. But just as the pragmatic Fischer seemed poised to help end Chancellor Helmut Kohl's 16-year reign by forming a ruling coalition with the Social Democratic Party, ideologues within his party made a series of gaffes that is pushing power beyond the Greens' grasp. Since the spring, their support has slid to just 6% of voters, from a peak of 14% last summer.
ISSN:0007-7135
2162-657X