Europe wakes up to climate concerns after green wave in vote

Last Updated Monday, May 27, 2019 6:04PM EDT

"The European election was a climate election," declared Anna Kretzschmar, a German in her 20s who was out in a Berlin park with her young child. The German Greens' gains came at the expense of all other mainstream parties, including the centre-left Social Democrats, who slumped to third place behind the Greens, and Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right Christian Democrats.

"The centre of gravity of European politics is shifting," said Yannick Jadot, the EELV's lead candidate. Alexander Gauland, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany, declared the Greens "our main enemy." The Green bloc in the European Parliament could now be in a position to play a key role in choosing the next head of the EU's executive Commission.

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