The German Greens, Bündnis 90 – Die Grüne scored their best ever result in two eastern state elections on Sunday 1 September winning 10.8% of the vote in Brandenburg and 8.6% in Saxony.

Reacting to the news, the co-chairs of the European Green Party Reinhard Bütikofer and Monica Frassoni said:

“We congratulate the German Greens on scoring their best ever results in the eastern states of Brandenburg and Saxony, even if the threat from the far-right Alternative for Germany cannot be ignored”.

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