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Green Youth Elects Henriette Held and Luis Bobga to Lead Leftward Push

The new leadership signals a sharper focus on redistribution to pressure the mother party’s course.

Overview

  • Delegates in Leipzig chose Henriette Held with 93.6% and Luis Bobga with 76.2% after farewells to Jette Nietzard and Jakob Blasel.
  • The congress adopted a program for “radical redistribution” and social justice, with Bobga vowing to “turn the party back to the left.”
  • Green party co-chair Felix Banaszak faced “Linksrutsch jetzt” chants and a “Bitte links abbiegen” banner during his greeting.
  • Delegates declined to grant financial discharge to a previous national board, a move reported as preserving the option of legal steps.
  • Nietzard’s turbulent tenure featured polarizing posts and fresh media reports alleging mobbing and abuse of power, which remain unresolved.