Elections Germany, the Greens in government: a half success that will be decisive

BERLIN – She will not be chancellor, but she will still decide the destinies of Germany. To the former trampoline champion Annalena Baerbock the great leap to the highest seat in Germany failed. But after an election campaign on a roller coaster, he achieved an important result anyway. After sixteen long years of crossing the desert, after four Merkel governments in which they have sat in the opposition benches, the Greens will almost certainly be able to take part in the next government, whether it is led by CDU with Armin Laschet or led by SPD with Olaf Scholz .