Eklat with the Greens: Yellow hair withdraws candidacy for allegations of sexism!

Eklat with the Greens: Yellow hair withdraws candidacy for allegations of sexism!

In the political landscape of Berlin, it is bubbling: just a few weeks before the Bundestag election, the Green MP Stefan Gelbhaar is confronted with severe allegations that make his candidacy appear in a new light for the upcoming elections. Gelbhaar, who has been in the Bundestag since 2017 and is one of the most successful politicians in the Berlin Greens, has withdrawn his controversial candidacy for the second list position on the state list. This decision was made on Saturday, the day on which an important delegate conference took place, which should vote on the nomination of the candidates. The allegations of "sexual harassment" were the focus of the discussion, and cited accusations as the reason not to apply for a list: "This has to be clarified in the party and I want to clarify that now."

The Greens state chairs Nina Stahr and Philmon Ghirmai have also commented on the allegations that strain the yellow hair. In their official statement, they reserved and emphasized that they would support an orderly procedure by the federal office's ombudal center. This ombudsman was set up to treat serious allegations within the party confidentially and neutrally. However, there is great uncertainty about the exact nature of the allegations and the duration of the procedure, so that Merkur reported that no specific information was provided. The Green Youth also demands that yellow hair should withdraw his direct candidate in the Pankow constituency in order to clarify the matter quickly.

These developments also have an impact on the choice of Lisa Paus as the top candidate of the Berlin Greens, who was chosen with 76 percent of the vote, but is in the shadow of accusations against yellow hair. Your election result remains behind that of before. The action around yellow hair raises questions about the stability and integrity of the Greens, while the party is preparing for the upcoming elections. Little suggests that the new elections will bring a broad change in opportunities for a red-green-yellow coalition in the federal government, but it remains crucial whether yellow hair can continue to occur in the Bundestag for his concerns.