Scandal about Green politicians: Gelbhaar under pressure - who benefits?
Scandal about Green politicians: Gelbhaar under pressure - who benefits?
Stefan Gelbhaar, who was recently considered the top candidate of the Greens for Pankow, is at the center of serious allegations. On November 12, 2023, he was nominated by his district association with over 98 percent of the votes, but since then several women accused him, including unwanted touches and offensive comments, such as the Berliner Zeitung reported. Yellow hair vehemently denies this allegations and has taken legal action against reporting and filed a complaint for defamation.
political resignation and new candidacy
on January 11, 2025, in the event of a new election in the Pankow district association, the party leadership continued the change of course and let them vote again, which indicates the growing distrust. In view of the allegations, the party leadership, led by federal and state representatives, decided to rethink the nomination of yellow hair. Julia Schneider, the new candidate for the Bundestag election, won with 269 votes against yellow hair, who found only 126 supporters. This was a dramatic turning point, since yellow hair was considered a secure re-entry into parliament before bankruptcy, which was also confirmed by the taz
The case of yellow hair raises essential questions about the handling of the Greens with sexual harassment allegations and addresses the dilemma between the presumption of innocence and the need of the party to protect their integrity. The Greens' ombudsman, which was involved in this procedure, has so far not submitted any final reports, which has only increased the uncertainty about the allegations. So far there has been no criminal steps against yellow hair, but his political career has suffered irreparable damage, and it remains to be seen how the electorate reacts to these developments.
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