Germany's conservatives on Monday promised no tax hikes, pragmatic action on climate change and a tough stance on Russia and
China as they unveiled their plan to win voters in September's election in the absence of their veteran leader Angela Merkel.
Members of the German Greens party on Saturday officially nominated Annalena Baerbock as their candidate to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel, despite recent setbacks and slip-ups that Baerbock herself acknowledged.
The German government on Wednesday agreed on September 26th next year for the general election to choose a successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, a government spokeswoman said.
