Photo Gallery Germany's Green Wave
The Green Party won a huge victory in Baden-Württemberg in March and will soon be taking over political leadership in the state. But the challenges remain daunting and the party is divided over what it wants to be.
An internal party debate pits realists, like Winfried Kretschmann -- soon to become governor of Baden-Württemberg -- against the party's left wing. The realists see the party's future in the political center.
The Green Party leftists are led by Jürgen Trittin. He fears that if the Greens move to far into the center, it could lose its core voters. Trittin is considered to be first in line should the party field a candidate for chancellor in 2013.
The next Green Party success could be on the horizon. Renate Künast, currently Green Party co-floor leader in national parliament, is running to become mayor of Berlin in September elections.
