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Record Support for Green Party in EU Elections as Youth-Led Climate Strikes Grow

Luisa Neubauer, a youth climate activist and member of the German Green Party, discusses the party’s next steps.

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The Green Party soared in popularity in many nations in the European parliamentary elections, placing second in Germany and making gains in Finland, France and Ireland. The next president of the European Commission will likely be Bas Eickhout of the Dutch Green Party. We speak with Luisa Neubauer, a youth climate activist and member of the German Green Party, about the party’s next steps.

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