# Greens lose European Parliament seats while Baerbock is still in cabinet

Date: 2024

On 9 June 2024 German Greens lost EP seats in a rightward election. [Baerbock](/people/annalena-baerbock) was still foreign minister and a Green leader. An election is a completed democratic act, not a foreign-policy statute.

## People

- Annalena Baerbock: https://factrail.ai/people/annalena-baerbock

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/european-parliament-election-concludes-2024/
- https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-baerbock-ep-2024