Editing Green party (section)

====Germany====

As mentioned above, the German green party holds strong influence in terms of green politics in Europe. The German green party: Alliance 90/The Greens ([[Alliance 90/The Greens|Bündnis 90/Die Grünen]]) was founded in 1993 after the West German green party (Die Grünen, formed in 1980) and the East German green party (Bündnis 90, formed in 1990) joined after the [[German reunification|reunification of Germany]].

in 1998, Alliance 90/The Greens joined a coalition government with the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]], forming a [[Red–green alliance|Red-Green alliance]] that would last until 2005. In order to agree to the coalition, Alliance 90/The Greens had 3 priorities: to reduce unemployment, close nuclear-power stations/Germany to not rely on nuclear power, and for citizenship laws to be reformed.<ref name=":0" /> The coalition remained in place following the 2002 election. However, green policies were no longer considered to be a focal point so much, with unemployment growing and other economic issues being more pressing, leading to the rise of the CDU/CSU, and the eventual loss of a majority in parliament.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carter |first=N. |title=The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2018 |edition=3rd |location=Cambridge |pages=122 |language=English}}</ref>