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Ricarda Lang Describes Fitness Turnaround, Rules Out a Near-Term Bid for a Top Green Party Post

A new Spiegel interview presents her post-leadership routine as a reset focused on health, authenticity and self-determination.

Overview

  • Lang says regular gym sessions have left her feeling healthier, fitter and more comfortable since stepping down as co-leader.
  • She rejects rumors of using weight-loss injections, stating she did not take them while saying others should not be shamed for doing so.
  • After considering leaving politics, she accepted her Bundestag seat and says she is not seeking another top office in the next years.
  • Reflecting on her tenure, she criticizes her former reliance on platitudes, describes politics as driven by fear and calls for greater authenticity.
  • She links earlier anxiety about exercise to negative school PE experiences and unexpectedly praises Markus Söder’s skill at creating closeness through lifestyle posts.