Overview

• Robert Habeck confirmed via Instagram and in a ZDF appearance that he will give up his parliamentary mandate, calling the step a clear cut rather than a tactical retreat.
• He said he will begin guest teaching and research stays in Denmark and the United States and acknowledged he has no firm plan beyond those appointments.
• Pressed on Markus Lanz about deploying German soldiers as peacekeepers to Ukraine, he avoided a direct answer and noted he will soon no longer be a member of parliament.
• He defended calling CSU leader Markus Söder’s public meat-eating displays a neutral description and reiterated criticism of Bundestag President Julia Klöckner’s conduct.
• He argued he was elected for a broader political idea rather than committee work, as the Greens absorb an 11.6% election result that returned them to opposition.