By Erbil Basay
BERLIN (AA) – Seeking fresh leadership in the wake of poor election results, Franziska Brantner and Felix Banaszak on Saturday were elected the new co-leaders of Germany's Green Party at the party's general assembly in Wiesbaden in western Germany.
Brantner is a parliamentary state secretary at the Economic Affairs and Climate Action Ministry, while Banaszak is a former Green Party chair in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Brantner pledged to focus on investments and promoting climate-friendly heating systems.
Banaszak, representing the party's left wing, became a member of parliament in 2021.
Additionally, the party's former Vice Chair Pegah Edalatian was elected secretary-general.
The leadership change follows the resignation of Omid Nouripour and Ricarda Lang after poor election results in eastern German states this September.
*Writing by Yasin Gungor