Germany set for its first Green state premier

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Analysts say Winfried Kretschmann's rise to state premier of Baden-Württemberg may be first in a series of Green victories

Germany will see its first ever Green state premier after the party ousted chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats in what has been hailed as a victory for environmentalists over nuclear power....

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