Germany's Greens endorse 40-year-old lawmaker for chancellor

Germany’s environmentalist Greens formally have endorsed Annalena Baerbock as their candidate for chancellor

BERLIN -- Germany’s environmentalist Greens formally endorsed Annalena Baerbock as their candidate for chancellor Saturday, amid a slip in the party’s poll ratings fueled in large part by its own mistakes. Baerbock, 40, was officially nominated by a broad majority of the delegates at a party convention in Berlin. Due to the pandemic, the convention took place in a hybrid format, with several hundred party members attending in person while others participated online. In a speech after her nomination, Baerbock said that Germany should not hesitate to tackle global warming even though it is a worldwide issue. “Above all, there is the great task of our time: averting the climate crisis," Baerbock said. "We as a society must also have the confidence to do this. I stand up for this confidence. We stand for this confidence in solving problems, protecting people and doing better in the future.”