Germany's Robert Habeck, who had run in Sunday's election as the chancellor candidate for the environmentalist Greens, said he would no longer take a leading role in his party after what he described as a disappointing result.

Four candidates are running to be Germany’s next leader: incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, current Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Alice Weidel, of the far-right AfD.

Robert Habeck, Germany’s economic minister and vice chancellor, pushed for Europe to create its own version of the social media platform X and urged the continent to break away from Silicon

Annalena Baerbock, left, German Foreign Minister and member of the Greens, and Robert Habeck, right, Vice Chancellor and member of the Greens, arrive for a press conference in Berlin, Germany,

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, right, hugs German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP

- Federal Minister for the Economy Robert Habeck, of the Green Party, gives a thumbs up to applause after his speech at a party convention in Berlin, Germany, Jan.

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz stepped up his attacks on rival Robert Habeck from the Greens as the campaign ahead of Germany’s federal elections enters the final stretch.

Germany's Robert Habeck, who had run in Sunday's election as the chancellor candidate for the environmentalist Greens, said he would no longer take a leading role in his party after what he described as a disappointing result.

A bit like Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock looked one day after the Bundestag elections. Until CDU leader Friedrich Merz is elected as the new Chancellor, the current government with its Green party cabinet ministers will remain in office,

German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck plans to step back from any leadership role in the Greens after his party suffered losses in Sunday's election. "I will no longer claim or aspire to a leading role in the Green Party's personnel line-up,

Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the opposition leader, the current vice chancellor and — for the first time — a leader of a far-right party.

Habeck was celebrated for his concentrated push for net-zero, but was criticised on several policies, notably the 'heating law',