Germany's Greens choose Habeck for chancellor race

Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck will try to replace Olaf Scholz as national leader in the upcoming federal election, as he won the Greens' nomination on Sunday to run for chancellor.

For the past three years, Habeck has been a prominent member — and vice-chancellor — in Scholz's three-party ruling coalition, which collapsed two weeks ago over spending and stimulus packages for the economy.

While the Greens have only been a junior partner in the coalition government, and the prospect of Habeck becoming the next national leader is remote, he said anything could happen in the Feb 23 poll.