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Robert Habeck was Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection from 2021 to 2025 as well as Vice Chancellor in the traffic light coalition made up of the SPD, Greens and FDP. Rumors about a possible party formation have been circulating in Berlin for months, especially after his decision to no longer run for the Green Party.
Former Green Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has denied rumors that he wants to found a new party. “There’s nothing to it,” said the 57-year-old on the ARD show Caren Miosga that evening.
Miosga spoke to Habeck on the show about a rumor that the two journalists Robin Alexander and Dagmar Rosenfeld had reported on in their podcast “Machtwechsel”. Accordingly, there is speculation in political Berlin that Habeck and the former Transport Minister Volker Wissing (formerly FDP, now independent) could found a new party, possibly with someone who leaves the CDU. “This is something that is definitely circulating through Berlin on a rumor level,” it says there.
"No, there's nothing to it"
Habeck said he had heard this rumor “about a hundred times” in the run-up to the show. A lot of people sent him messages and asked if there was any truth to the speculation. "No, and I can explain at length why I think this idea is nonsense. But if you want to keep it short: No, there's nothing to it," he confirmed.
To Miosga's final question as to whether he would remain loyal to his party, Habeck replied: "Yes."
“No desire to return to politics”
Miosga had previously asked the former economics minister and vice-chancellor of the traffic light coalition whether he wanted to return to politics. "I can't imagine that at the moment," he replied. "There are no plans, there are no strategies, and there is no desire to return to politics."
Habeck's new book "Arctic Meltdown: The Re-measurement of the World" will be published on Thursday, in which he deals with the interest of world powers in the Arctic. He said he would be busy presenting the discourse about this on various stages in the coming weeks and months.
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Habeck will make more public appearances in the coming weeks and months to promote his book 'Arctic Meltdown'.
Very likely · Within weeks

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In an interview with Caren Miosga, Robert Habeck spoke about his North Pole metaphor, rejected rumors about a political comeback or a new party with Volker Wissing and spoke about his new book "Arctic Meltdown". He sees the rise of right-wing populist parties as a European phenomenon, based on fears of economic decline, and criticizes the defensive stance of the political center.
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