Hanover, Germany โ – green Party leadโ candidate for Baden-Wรผrttemberg, Cem รzdemir, urged delegates โคat theโค party’s federal conferenceโฃ in Hanover to present a pragmatic and โforward-lookingโ image, emphasizing the party’s capacity for progress without resorting to “radical slogans or slogansโฃ from cloud cuckoo land.” รzdemir’s call comes as the Greensโข aim to retain their sole state premiership in Baden-Wรผrttemberg, a key automotive region.
รzdemir โขsignaled aโ willingness to navigate complex policy issues with nuance, notably avoiding direct confrontation on the contentious topic of combustion โฃengine vehicles. He recently indicated openness to a potential slight delay in the planned 2035 ban on โขnew cars with combustion engines, โขa position that diverges from some within the Greenโข Party’s Bundestag faction who are advocating for a firm commitment to the 2035โ deadline.
Addressing concernsโ about the cost of living,รzdemir stated,”There areโ noโ bans onโฃ speaking or thinking for โคme.” He alsoโฃ pledgedโข a firm stance on โคlaw and โคorder, declaring,โฃ “I don’t giveโค any discounts for criminals,โ nor any cultural discounts,” โขand asserting opposition to anyone seeking โคto undermine a free wayโ of life.
In a metaphor comparing effective political action to automotive engineering,รzdemir stated,”Itโ would be like โa Daimler without an engine,the body alone doesn’t set anything in motion.” Heโ acknowledged internal disagreements within theโค party, admitting, “Sometimes I get really annoyed,” but defended the value of rigorous debate, stating, “But the argument about the matter was always worth it.” รzdemir, โคa prominentโ figure in the party’s “Realo”โฃ wing, emphasized understanding citizens’ concerns and the importance of grounded policy proposals.
