Karina Dröge, chair of the Green parliamentary group, argues that a future red‑red‑green coalition at the federal level cannot be achieved unless the Left offers a new foreign policy.
In a panel discussion hosted by the taz with Left party leader Ines Schwerdtner, she said: “Telling the Ukrainians that they should just talk with Putin is the most cynical, coldest form of foreign policy”. She added that the difference between the parties’ positions is as stark as it can be in a democratic party, calling the Left’s current approach “omitted aid”.
Dröge highlighted the Greens’ assessment of possible coalitions, noting that “we managed to get Christian Lindner to support climate protection. That was hard work. Bringing the Left onto a different foreign policy would also be hard work, but necessary for dialogue”.
Schwerdtner countered by accusing Dröge of a “double standard” on international law, stating: “We condemn Putin as sharply as we condemn Netanyahu. In the Gaza war, your stance seems too restrained”. She rejected any call for the party to change its foreign policy, insisting that, amid rising wars and a fragile world order, “there is a need for a voice on international law and diplomacy. I assume we will not abandon this position just to enter any government. We will not give this favor to the Greens or any other parties in the Bundestag”.
In a policy paper released last summer, Dröge and her co‑chair Britta Haßelmann set a goal for the 2029 federal election: to have a progressive majority that supports a progressive government. In the current Bundestag, the SPD, Greens and Left together hold 269 of the 630 seats.