Analysis: Could Germany's next leader be Green?

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(Reuters) - The astonishing rise of the Greens has given Germany's pro-environment party a new and unexpected problem -- do the Greens have anyone who could lead the country?

The party that was founded three decades ago as an anti-nuclear and anti-war party will be leading the government in one of Germany's 16 states for the first time after winning the election in Baden-Wuerttemberg state last month.

That stunning triumph and the Greens' record-breaking run in opinion polls have stirred talk that the party will have to field a chancellor candidate for the 2013 election -- and indeed a "Kanzlerkandidat" with a chance to win.

The party would name the chancellor if it emerged from the 2013 election as the largest party in the winning alliance and led a national coalition for the first time. ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/20/us-germany-greens-idUSTRE73J3N620110420

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1. Germany is kicking our ass in a lot of ways - I won't be surprised if their next...

...leader is Green - we should be so inspired!