The 24th September 2013, 10:00 – Green European Journal

The author argues that the German Green Party's 2013 election campaign failed because it ignored its core strengths—specifically the environment and the Energiewende—in favor of a social justice agenda that lacked credibility. The text further criticizes the party and the Berlin political establishment for avoiding a genuine debate on the European Union and the Euro zone crisis, which created a political vacuum filled by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Additionally, the author notes the negative impact of a scandal regarding the party's historical stance on the decriminalization of sexual activities between children and adults.

• The Green Party's campaign strategy failed by prioritizing a social justice agenda and general political competencies over its established strengths in the environment, women's rights, and human rights, leading to a failure to highlight the Energiewende.
• A collective avoidance of discussing the European Union, the Euro zone, and the banking crisis by the Berlin political establishment and the Green Party allowed the 'anti euro/pro EU' discourse of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) to appear realistic.
• The party's electoral efforts were hampered by a scandal concerning its tolerance of proposals to decriminalize consensual sexual activities between children and adults during the late 1970s and early 1980s, which implicated candidate Jürgen Trittin via a 1981 pamphlet.
• The 2013 election results for the major parties were: CDU 41.5%, SPD 25.7%, Die Linke 8.6%, B90/die Grünen 8.4%, FDP 4.8%, and Die AfD 4.7%.

APA

Weinber, C. (2013). The 24th September 2013, 10:00 – Green European Journal. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-24th-september-2013-1000/

Chicago

Weinber, Claude. The 24th September 2013, 10:00 – Green European Journal. Green European Journal, 2013. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-24th-september-2013-1000/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{weinber201324th, author = {Weinber, Claude}, title = {{The 24th September 2013, 10:00 – Green European Journal}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2013}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/the-24th-september-2013-1000/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }