The Greens gathered in Graz on Saturday at a federal congress under the motto ‘With you for the climate and Europe’ to officially appoint 23-year-old environmental activist Lena Schilling as the top candidate for the EU elections on June 9. The party leaders and Schilling were received with a standing ovation and much applause by the approximately 250 delegates present at the fair in Graz on Saturday morning.
The deputy mayor of Graz, Judith Schwentner, initially promoted green government participation in the Styrian capital by building new tram lines and planting trees.
Sandra Krautwaschl, state spokeswoman for the Styrian Green Party, which faces a state election in the fall, listed the federal government’s Green achievements and explained that she wanted to provide a countermodel to the “old thinking” of the other parties. also in Styria.
“A year full of opportunities”
It is a “year full of opportunities”, there is only one party that is credibly committed to a good climate in all areas, and that is the Greens. Today we have the opportunity to put “a great, passionate and credible fighter for a good climate in all its facets” at the top of the list for the EU elections, she said, promoting Schilling.
Next on the program was a speech by Federal Spokesman and Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler. After the two main motions – one on ‘climate happiness’, a second against right-wing extremist threats to democracy and European unity – had been discussed, Schilling presented himself to the delegates. After she spoke, a hearing was scheduled, followed by her election.
Maintaining mandates is the goal
The afternoon is devoted to places two to six on the list. EU veteran Thomas Waitz is aiming for second place on the list; there are no other well-known names among the twelve candidates running for the remaining places.
The Greens want to retain their three previous mandates in the EU elections. In 2019, they received 14.08 percent of the votes. Sarah Wiener, a prominent career changer in the last election, is no longer running, as is former Rep. Monika Vana. Kogler, the EU’s green driving force in 2019, is this time fully concentrating on the National Council elections in the autumn.
Source: Krone
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