German Greens gain first state premier Guido Westerwalle at the Free Democratic Party headquarters made a speech thanking all the party’s supporters, campaigners and voters. He said that they were happy to be in the ruling coalition and that they would be making sure that the tax regime was more fair to people, and that citizens’ rights were respected.
He said that the result was only achieved with a lot of work and that they were responsable to their voters. He promised to work for Germany and to keep the party’s feet on the ground.More about: German elections, GermanyCopyright © 2012 euronews
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