Germany’s ruling Greens were plunged into crisis on Wednesday when their co-leaders resigned in response to the party’s dismal performance in three regional elections this month.
The shock move by co-leaders Omid Nouripour and Ricarda Lang came days after a poll in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, where the Greens’ share of the vote more than halved.
Nouripour told reporters on Wednesday that the result showed the Greens were now in their “most profound crisis in a decade”. The party’s executive had decided that it needed “a fresh start”, he said, adding: “It’s time to put the fate of this wonderful party in new hands.”
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